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David Ochterlony

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First British Resident of Delhi (1758-1825)

Lived 1758 to 1825 · aged 67
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Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 1st Baronet, GCB was a Bengal Army officer who served as the British resident to the Mughal court at Delhi. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he spent most of his life on the Indian subcontinent in the service of the East India Company, seeing action in numerous conflicts.

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Watercolor by an anonymous Delhi artist of Sir David Ochterlony in Indian dress smoking a hookah ca. 1820sWatercolor by an anonymous Delhi artist of Sir David Ochterlony in Indian dress smoking a hookah ca. 1820sShaheed Minar, Kolkata, built as a memorial to Sir David Ochterlony.Shaheed Minar, Kolkata, built as a memorial to Sir David Ochterlony.

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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath

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Lived 1758 to 1825 · aged 67
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