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Lieutenant-General Sir Eyre Coote, KB (c. 1726 – 28 April 1783) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1768 to 1780. He is best known for his many years of service with the British Army in India.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Eyre Coote (born 1726, Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland—died April 28, 1783, Madras [now Chennai], India) was a tempestuous yet effective British soldier who served as commander of the East India Company forces in Bengal and as commander in chief in India.
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Eyre Coote, ( 1762 - 1823) foi um militar britânico . Serviu na Inglaterra e Irlanda quando do Bloqueio Continental, pela França. Ainda serviria nos Países Baixos, Egito e por pouco tempo foi Governador-geral da Jamaica quando, acredita-se, possa ter sido um ancestral de Colin Powell [carece de fontes] . Foi um dos que, por ...
Eyre Coote (20 May 1762 – 10 December 1823) was an Irish-born British soldier and politician who served as Governor of Jamaica. He attained the rank of general in the British Army and was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath before being stripped of his rank and honours in 1816 after conduct unbecoming an officer ...
Overview. Sir Eyre Coote. (1726—1783) army officer. Quick Reference. (1726–83). Coote was born at Limerick and joined the army during the Jacobite uprising of 1745. His most distinguished service came in India where he fought under Robert Clive at ... From: Coote, Sir Eyre in The Oxford Companion to British History »
Tenente-General Sir Eyre Coote, membro da Ordem do Banho, foi um soldado Irlandês que viveu de 1726 a 28 de Abril de 1783. Ele é mais conhecido por seus muitos anos de serviço com o Exército Britânico na Índia.
Court Martialled after his first battle, Eyre Coote went on to be Commander-in-Chief of all British and EIC forces in India. In this role he defeated the French threat, opening up the way for...
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