Robert Orme
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Robert Orme British historian, son of a British East India Company
physician and surgeon, Dr. Alexander Orme, was born at Anjutheng, near Travancore
on 25 December 1728, and after being educated at Harrow
, entered the service of the British East India Company
as a writer in Bengal
in 1743. He returned to England in 1753, and was regarded as an authority on India.
He was appointed as a Member of the Council at Fort St. George, Madras between 1754 and 1758, and in that capacity was instrumental in the sending of a young Robert Clive as the head of a military expedition in 1757 to Calcutta to avenge the alleged Black Hole
incident of 1756.
He wrote History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from 1745 (1763-78). He also published Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire, the Morattoes and English Concerns in Indostan from 1659 (1782). His collections relating to India are preserved at the India Office.
He returned to England in 1760, and was appointed as historiographer to the British East India Company in 1769.
He died at Ealing
on 13 January 1801, aged 72.
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
physician and surgeon, Dr. Alexander Orme, was born at Anjutheng, near Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
on 25 December 1728, and after being educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, entered the service of the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
as a writer in Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
in 1743. He returned to England in 1753, and was regarded as an authority on India.
He was appointed as a Member of the Council at Fort St. George, Madras between 1754 and 1758, and in that capacity was instrumental in the sending of a young Robert Clive as the head of a military expedition in 1757 to Calcutta to avenge the alleged Black Hole
Black Hole of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon in the old Fort William, at Calcutta, India, where troops of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, held British prisoners of war after the capture of the Fort on June 19, 1756....
incident of 1756.
He wrote History of the Military Transactions of the British Nation in Indostan from 1745 (1763-78). He also published Historical Fragments of the Mogul Empire, the Morattoes and English Concerns in Indostan from 1659 (1782). His collections relating to India are preserved at the India Office.
He returned to England in 1760, and was appointed as historiographer to the British East India Company in 1769.
He died at Ealing
Ealing
Ealing is a suburban area of west London, England and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Ealing. It is located west of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically a rural village...
on 13 January 1801, aged 72.