Forbes Champagné
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Lieutenant General Forbes Champagné (died 23 October 1816) was Commander-in-Chief, India
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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.
Commander-in-Chief, India
During the period of the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India was the supreme commander of the Indian Army. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at General Headquarters, India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India...
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Military career
Champagné was commissioned into the 4th Regiment of Foot in 1773. He served in the Southern ColoniesSouthern Colonies
The Southern Colonies in North America were established by Europeans during the 16th and 17th centuries and consisted of olden South Carolina, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia and Georgia. Their historical names were the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, the Province of Carolina, and the Province...
during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
and took part in the Battle of Wetzell's Mill
Battle of Wetzell's Mill
The Battle of Wetzell's Mill was an American Revolutionary War skirmish fought on March 6, 1781, between detachments of Nathanael Greene's Continental Army and Banastre Tarleton's Loyalist provincial troops.Greene was trying to avoid encounters with the larger British Cornwallis' larger army while...
in 1781. By 1796 he had been appointed Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of the 20th Regiment of Foot.
He was Commander-in-Chief, India
Commander-in-Chief, India
During the period of the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India was the supreme commander of the Indian Army. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at General Headquarters, India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India...
from 1807 to 1811 during which time he was promoted to Lieutenant-General.
He also became Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
of the 1st Battalion of the 95th Regiment of Foot.
He lived in Merton
London Borough of Merton
The London Borough of Merton is a borough in southwest London, England.The borough was formed under the London Government Act in 1965 by the merger of the Municipal Borough of Mitcham, the Municipal Borough of Wimbledon and the Merton and Morden Urban District, all formerly within Surrey...
and died on 23 October 1816.