Died 23 October 1816 Commands held Indian Army Rank Lieutenant General | Service/branch British Army Allegiance United Kingdom Name Forbes Champagne | |
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. He served in the Southern Colonies during the American Revolutionary War and took part in the Battle of Wetzell's Mill in 1781. By 1796 he had been appointed Commanding Officer of the 20th Regiment of Foot.
He was Commander-in-Chief, India from 1807 to 1811 during which time he was promoted to Lieutenant-General.
He also became Colonel of the 1st Battalion of the 95th Regiment of Foot.
He lived in Merton and died on 23 October 1816.
References
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