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| name =Lawrence Nilson | | name =Lawrence Nilson | ||
| image =Lawrence Nilson.jpg | | image =Lawrence Nilson.jpg | ||
| caption = | | caption =painting by [[George Romney (painter)|George Romney]], 1791 | ||
| birth_date =1734 | | birth_date =1734 | ||
| death_date =1811 | | death_date =1811 | ||
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==Military career== | ==Military career== | ||
Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the [[Bombay Army]], formed a company of [[Pioneer (military)|Pioneer]] [[Lascar]]s, comprising 100 men, in 1777.<ref name=bia>[http://www.bsakirkee.org/SIKHLIBombaySappers24Aug11.pdf Brothers in Arms, p. 2]</ref> His company took part in the expedition to the [[Malabar Coast]] against [[Tipu Sultan]]'s forces in 1782 during the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]].<ref name=bia/> He became the [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Bombay Army]] on 6 January 1785 before retiring from that post on 6 September 1788.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ|author=Great Britain India Office|title=The India List and India Office List|volume=I|year=1819|publisher=Harrison|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ | Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the [[Bombay Army]], formed a company of [[Pioneer (military)|Pioneer]] [[Lascar]]s, comprising 100 men, in 1777.<ref name=bia>[http://www.bsakirkee.org/SIKHLIBombaySappers24Aug11.pdf Brothers in Arms, p. 2]</ref> His company took part in the expedition to the [[Malabar Coast]] against [[Tipu Sultan]]'s forces in 1782 during the [[Second Anglo-Mysore War]].<ref name=bia/> He became the [[Commander-in-chief]] of the [[Bombay Army]] on 6 January 1785 before retiring from that post on 6 September 1788.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ|author=Great Britain India Office|title=The India List and India Office List|volume=I|year=1819|publisher=Harrison|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=3VQTAAAAYAAJ 127]|accessdate=2009-01-08}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:36, 10 March 2025
Lawrence Nilson | |
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 painting by George Romney, 1791 | |
| Born | 1734 |
| Died | 1811 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Bombay Army |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Commands held | Bombay Army |
| Battles/wars | Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Brigadier-General Lawrence Nilson (1734–1811) was an East India Company Bombay Army officer.
Military career[edit | edit source]
Nilson, then the first Chief Engineer of the Bombay Army, formed a company of Pioneer Lascars, comprising 100 men, in 1777.[1] His company took part in the expedition to the Malabar Coast against Tipu Sultan's forces in 1782 during the Second Anglo-Mysore War.[1] He became the Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army on 6 January 1785 before retiring from that post on 6 September 1788.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brothers in Arms, p. 2
- ↑ Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2009.