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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F
| Date transcribed | 2011-03-01 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work. |
| | Surname | De Boigne | | | First Name(s) | Benoit | | | Titles | Count | | | Year of Birth | 1751 | | | Year of Death | 1830 | | | Entry | A Savoyard: born at Chambery on March 8, 1751 : entered the French Army at 17: left it in 5 years for the Russian service, and was taken prisoner at Tenedos. Being released, he, travelling via Alexandria, Cairo, and Suez, joined the 6th Madras N.I. in the E.l. Co.'s service in 1778, at Madras. Fancying himself neglected, he resigned, and, abandoning his intention of making a journey overland to Europe, joined Madhava Rao Sindia, who made great use of him to train his troops and loaded him with wealth. He left Sindia in 1789, and entered into trade, but rejoined Sindia in 1790 with greater powers, and on higher terms : won for him the battles of Patan, June 20, 1790, and Merta in Sep. 1790, defeating mixed forces of Pathans, Rajputs, Moguls, etc. He became C. in C. of Sindia' s army, and, during Sindia' s absence in the Dekkan, defeated Holkar at Lakhairi in Sep. 1793. On Sindia's death, in 1794, De Boigne continued to serve his successor, Daulat Rao Sindia. He resigned his command in Dec. 1795, on account of illhealth. He had a house at Alighar from 1783 until he left India in Sep. 1796. He lived at first near London, and then went to Paris. It was alleged that he advised and assisted Napoleon Bonaparte in his designs against the English in India. This has been completely contradicted by his grandson : De Boigne during his career in India maintained friendly relations with the E. I. Co. In 1803, he settled at Buisson, at Chambery, applying his wealth to benevolent and patriotic purposes, to which he gave 3,678,000 francs. Honours were heaped upon him : he was held in the greatest respect. He died June 21, 1830, leaving 20 millions of francs. |
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