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 Dictionary of Indian Biography D to F

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Date transcribed2011-03-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Fletcher    
First Name(s)  Robert    
Titles  Sir    
Year of Birth  ?    
Year of Death  1776    
Entry  When a Lieutenant in the Madras Army, he was summarily dismissed for writing an insolent letter to Government, but apologized and was reinstated at Coote's intercession : served in the war, 1760-1 : sent to reconnoitre the French settlements at Bourbon and in the Mauritius : in the Manilla expedition, 1762 : transferred to Bengal as Major, 1763 : Brigadier, 1766 : fomented and encouraged the mutiny of officers against the withdrawal of extra batta, 1766 : cashiered : restored : to Madras as Colonel, 1771 : C. in C. Madras, 1772 : being obstructive, was sent to command at Trichinopoly, 1773 : pleaded privilege as M.P. and claimed to return to England, which was allowed : returned to Madras as C. in C. 1775 : was arrested by Lord Pigot's order, Aug. 23, 1776, for causing mutiny among the troops : implicated in the arrest of Lord Pigot, Aug. 25, 1776 : died on his way to Mauritius, Dec. 1776.     
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