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Date transcribed2011-05-01
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  Keatinge    
First Name(s)  Richard Harte    
Year of Birth  1825    
Year of Death  1904    
Entry  General : born June 17, 1825 : son of Right Hon. Richard Keatinge, Judge of the Court of Probate, Ireland : educated privately : entered the Bombay Artillery, 1842 : Maj-General, 1884 : General, 1894 : Assistant Superintendent, Nimar, 1847 : served through the Indian mutiny : disarmed the Asirghar garrison : Political Officer with the Mhow force and the 1st Brigade, Central India Field Force : at the siege of Dhar, and battle of Mandiswar : with the Bombay Artillery at the siege of Chandairi : gained the V.C., March 17, 1858 : he voluntarily led the column through the breach, under heavy cross fire, and led into the fort : twice severely wounded : success mainly due to him : commanded irregular troops in Satpura hills, 1858-9, against insurgents : joined Brig. Parke's Brigade in the pursuit of Tantia Topi : Political Agent in Malwa, 1857 : in Nimar, 1860 : at Gwalior, 1862-3 : and Kattiawar, 1863-7 : took the field against rebel Wagheers in Kattiawar, 1865-6 : Governor-General's Agent in Rajputana, 1867-70 : acting Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces, 1870-2 : the first Chief Commissioner of Assam, 1874-8 : C.S.I., 1866 : died May 25. 1904.    
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