Allegiance United Kingdom Died March 21, 1818 Commands held Indian Army Service/branch British Army | Name Charles Morgan Rank Lieutenant-general Role British Army officer | |
Lieutenant General Charles Morgan (1741 – 21 March 1818) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
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Military career
Brought up in Caernarfon, Morgan was for many years a senior officer of the Bengal establishment. He officiated as Commander-in-Chief, India from 1797 to 1798 at the time that Zaman Shah threatened to invade the Northern Provinces.
He died at Portland Place in London in 1818. There is a monument dedicated to him in St John's Wood Church, near Lord's Cricket Ground, in London.
Family
He married Hannah Wagstaff.
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