Forbes Champagné
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Lieutenant General Forbes Champagné (2 July 1754 – 23 October 1816) was a British Army officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and officiated as Commander-in-Chief of the British Indian Army from 1807 to 1811.
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Born | 2 July 1754[1] Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Kingdom of Ireland |
Died | 23 October 1816(1816-10-23) (aged 62)[2] Mitcham, London[3] |
Buried | Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, Mitcham |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | British Indian Army |
Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War |
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