Blacker, Valentine, 1778-1823
Variant namesBritish Army officer and historian, stationed in Madras, India.
From the description of Letter book, 1798-1813. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270469
From the description of Letter book, 1798-1813. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19242458
1798 commission in the Madras cavalry; 1799 cornet, served in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-1799); 1800 aide-de-camp to Colonel Stevenson; 1800s served in the southern provinces of the Madras presidency under Colonel Agnew; 1800s quartermaster-general's department of the army of Fort St George; 1810 head of the quartermaster-general's department, the army of Fort St George; 1815 served with the reserve army under Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop; 1817-1818 served in the Third Anglo-Maratha War (Pindari War); 1821 returned to Europe; c 1822 left for India; 1823 CB; c 1823 surveyor-general of India.
Epithet: army officer in India
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001394.0x0001ea
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| referencedIn | Papers of Sir Thomas Munro, Madras Army 1780-1827, Governor of Madras 1820-27, 1780-1827 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Blacker, Valentine, 1778-1823. Letter book, 1798-1813. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | Blacker, Valentine, 1778-1823. Letter book, 1798-1813. | Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library | |
| creatorOf | "MEMOIR of the Operations of the British Army in India, during the Mahratta War of 1817-18-19. Illustrated by Maps and Topographical plans. By Lieut.-Colonel Valentine Blacker, C.B., Quartermaster General of the Army of Fort St. George." With a dedic... | British Library |
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| associatedWith | Close, Barry, Sir, d. 1813. | person |
| associatedWith | Great Britain. Army | corporateBody |
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| Vellore, Madras | |||
| India | |||
| India, Asia | |||
| Coimbatore, Madras | |||
| Iran, Asia | |||
| Anantapur, Madras | |||
| Tanjore, Madras | |||
| Bombay, India | |||
| Travancore State, India | |||
| Kanara District, Madras | |||
| Kolhapur State, India | |||
| Rangoon, Myanmar | |||
| Cuddapah, Madras | |||
| Trichinopoly, Madras | |||
| Hyderabad State, India | |||
| India | |||
| Madras, India | |||
| Mysore State, India |
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Person
Birth 1778-10-19
Death 1826-02-04
