Forbes Champagné
Forbes Champagné | |
|---|---|
| Died | 23 October 1816 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Indian Army |
| Battles / wars | American Revolutionary War |
Lieutenant General Forbes Champagné (died 23 October 1816) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Military career
Champagné was commissioned into the 4th Regiment of Foot in 1773.[1] He served in the Southern Colonies during the American Revolutionary War[2] and took part in the Battle of Wetzell's Mill in 1781.[3] By 1796 he had been appointed Commanding Officer of the 20th Regiment of Foot.[4]
He was Commander-in-Chief, India from 1807 to 1811 during which time he was promoted to Lieutenant-General.[5]
He also became Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the 95th Regiment of Foot.[6]
He lived in Merton[7] and died on 23 October 1816.[8]
References
- ^ "No. 11364". The London Gazette. 22 June 1773.
- ^ Southern Campaigns in the Revolutionary War
- ^ The American Revolution in North Carolina
- ^ Reminiscences of my military life from 1795 to 1818, by Charles Steevens
- ^ "No. 16390". The London Gazette. 24 July 1810.
- ^ British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815: 95th Regiment of Foot
- ^ Bulletin 168 Merton Historical Society, December 2008
- ^ The Paget Brothers 1790-1840