Cavagnari, Pierre Louis Napoleon, Sir, 1841-1879

1858 cadet of the East India Company, ensign in the 67th Bengal native infantry; 1858-1859 served in Oudh campaign; 1860 lieutenant; 1861 assistant commissioner in the Punjab; 1866-1877 chief political officer of Kohat district; 1868-1878 served in hill expeditions, including the Afridi expedition; 1877-1878 deputy commissioner of Peshawar; 1878-1879 staff of the British mission to Afghanistan; 1879 KCB, envoy resident at Kabul, killed in action

Epithet: army and political officer in India

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