Cosby, Henry, 1743-1822
Variant names1756 volunteer, served at the capture of Gheria; 1760 joined East India Company's Madras regiment; c 1761 lieutenant; 1764 served at Madura; 1767 captain, commander of 6th battalion of Madras sepoys; 1771 governor of Vellore; 1772 brigade major; 1773 lieutenant-colonel, first adjutant-general in Madras; 1778 commander of the nawab of Arcot's cavalry and attached troops; 1783 knighthood; 1786 colonel of the 4th Madras Europeans; 1796 major-general (antedated to 1793); 1816 lieutenant-general (antedated to June 1799).
Epithet: army officer in India
Title: Knight
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000572.0x000221
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| Calcutta, India | |||
| Jakarta, Indonesia | |||
| Anjengo, Travancore, Madras | |||
| Mysore State, India | |||
| Jumna River, India | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Arcot State, India | |||
| Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | |||
| Manila, Philippines | |||
| Bombay, India | |||
| Deccan, India | |||
| Tanjore, India | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Jidda, Saudi Arabia | |||
| Travancore State, India | |||
| Masulipatam, Madras | |||
| Chandernagore, Bengal | |||
| Chinsura, Bengal | |||
| Pondicherry, India | |||
| Kabul, Afghanistan | |||
| Afghanistan, Asia | |||
| Kandahar, Afghanistan | |||
| Oudh, India | |||
| Bengal, India | |||
| Carnatic Region, India | |||
| Madras, India | |||
| Fort St David, India | |||
| Tanjore, Madras | |||
| Hooghly Town, Bengal | |||
| Saint Helena, Africa | |||
| Aleppo, Syria | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Trichinopoly, Madras | |||
| Bom-Rauze, India | |||
| Basra, Iraq | |||
| Bihar, India | |||
| Murshidabad, Bengal | |||
| Anjouan Island, Comoro Islands, Indian Ocean | |||
| Patna, India | |||
| Pondicherry, India | |||
| Vellore, Madras | |||
| China, Asia | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Dacca, India | |||
| Delhi, India | |||
| Malabar Coast, Madras | |||
| Surat, Bombay | |||
| Bom-Rauze, India | |||
| Srirangam, Madras | |||
| Plassey, India | |||
| Chingleput, Madras | |||
| Hyderabad State, India | |||
| Madura, Madras | |||
| Cossimbazar, Bengal | |||
| Satara, Bombay |
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Birth 1743
Death 1822
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Indians (India)
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