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    General Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, GCB (8 February 1758 – 27 April 1833) was an Irish-born British statesman and soldier. He brought the last part...
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  • Brownrigg is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Brownrigg (disambiguation) Abraham Brownrigg (1836–1928), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop...
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    commander in the Royal Air Force and leader of Operation Matador (1941) Robert Brownrigg (1758–1833), British statesman, general and soldier who brought the...
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    the former British Governor of Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was then known), Robert Brownrigg. Buddhism has had a continuous history on the island of Sri Lanka ever...
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  • The Brownrigg Baronetcy is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 9 March 1816 for General Robert Brownrigg. He was Governor...
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  • rebellion started against the British colonial government under Governor Robert Brownrigg, three years after the Kandyan Convention ceded Kingdom of Kandy to...
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    acres (16 km²) on the island. He was replaced in 1812/1813 by Sir Robert Brownrigg, who largely continued these policies. In contrast, an increasingly...
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    signed on 2 March 1815 between the British governor of Ceylon, Sir Robert Brownrigg, and the chiefs of the Kandyan Kingdom, British Ceylon, for the deposition...
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    subjects were captured and mutilated in Kandyan territory. Governor Robert Brownrigg ordered several British forces moved inland from their coastal strongholds...
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    water fountain at the entrance of the hotel. The next governor, Sir Robert Brownrigg recommended a further purchase of the surrounding land, 35 acres (14 ha)...
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    British power in 1818 during the Uva Rebellion were thwarted by Governor Robert Brownrigg. The beginning of the modern period of Sri Lanka is marked by the Colebrooke-Cameron...
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    circa 1810 Portrait of Benjamin West, 1810 Robert Brownrigg, 1810 Portrait of Mirza Abul Hasan, 1810 Robert Southey, 1810 Anne Frances Bankes, Countess...
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    Isle of Wight, not in London when commissioned. Furthermore, General Robert Brownrigg, colonel of the regiment of the 9th Foot, wrote to the Duke of York...
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    Major-General William Vesey Brownlow Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Brownrigg General Sir Robert Brownrigg Major General Alastair Bruce of Crionaich Brigadier-General...
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  • Massachusetts, and Lt. John Studholme Brownrigg (1754–1787) of the 38th Foot. His paternal uncle was Sir Robert Brownrigg, 1st Baronet, the Governor of British...
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  • as its Chief Executive. Holders of the post have included: Colonel Robert Brownrigg, 1795–1803 Colonel William Clinton, 1803–1804 Lieutenant-Colonel James...
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  • Lumley (1810–1885), William Brownrigg Lumley (born 1812), Caroline Lumley (born 1816), Arabella Lumley (born 1817) and Robert Wilkinson Lumley (born 1819)...
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  • Ceylon, was published in Colombo. Granville was appointed by Governor Robert Brownrigg to escort the deposed King of Kandy, Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, from Colombo...
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    guerra modernos" (PDF). Textual & Visual Media. 7. ISSN 1889-2515. Feibel, Robert (1968). "What Happened At Walcheren: The Primary Medical Sources". Bulletin...
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    internet claim states that the British colonial administration under Robert Brownrigg, shortly before it had taken full control of the whole island by 1818...
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    Pitt, Lord Camden, the Duke of York, Lord Chatham, Major General Sir Robert Brownrigg, Lieutenant Colonel John Brown and Twiss. Eventually seventy-four towers...
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    1822, succeeding Robert Brownrigg. He then served as governor of Ceylon from 18 January 1824 to 13 October 1831, succeeded by Robert Wilmot-Horton (1784–1841...
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    Earl of Lindsey 1804–1805: Lt-Gen. Peter Hunter 1805–1833: Gen. Sir Robert Brownrigg 1833–1844: Lt-Gen. Sir John Cameron 1844–1848: Lt-Gen. Sir Thomas Arbuthnot...
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    collection. A slightly later version done by Lawrence for General Robert Brownrigg shows Moore wearing a Lieutenant General's uniform and showing him...
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  • of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 1804–1805 Succeeded by Robert Brownrigg Government offices Preceded by Edward Marcus Despard Acting Superintendent...
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    service on 3 July 1814 at the Old Dutch Church at Galle Fort. Governor Robert Brownrigg, sent his brother-in-law, Rev Bisset, the senior colonial chaplain...
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  • 11th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon In office 1812–? Preceded by Robert Brownrigg Succeeded by Edward Barnes Personal details Born Alexander Cosby Jackson...
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    General of Hospitals Charles Farell recommended to the British Governor Robert Brownrigg that a hospital for the poor be established. Thus Colombo's first modern...
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  • office Left office Appointed by Notes 1 Egbert Bletterman 1815 1817 Robert Brownrigg first official Postmaster General 2 Louis Sansoni 1817 1826 3 George...
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    travelling to Ceylon, to accompany the newly-appointed governor, Sir Robert Brownrigg. He sold property inherited from his godfather, William Jackson, to...
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