Charles Morgan (British Army officer)

Charles Morgan
Born	1741
Died	21 March 1818
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Indian Army

Lieutenant General Charles Morgan (1741 - 21 March 1818) was Commander-in-Chief, India.

Military career

Brought up in Caernarfon,^[1] Morgan was for many years a senior officer of the Bengal establishment.^[2] He officiated as Commander-in-Chief, India from 1797 to 1798^[3] at the time that Zaman Shah threatened to invade the Northern Provinces.^[4]

He died at Portland Place in London in 1818.^[5] There is a monument dedicated to him in St John's Wood Chapel, near Lord's Cricket Ground, in London.^[6]

Family

He married Hannah Wagstaff.^[7]

References

1. ^ Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland By John Debrett, Page 1,222
2. ^ Notes and queries By Oxford Journals
3. ^ The Bengal almanac, for 1827, compiled by S. Smith and Co.
4. ^ Travels of Mirza Abu Taleb Khan in Asia, Africa, Europe, Volume 1, By Charles Stewert, Page 252
5. ^ The Edinburgh magazine and literary miscellany, Volume 83, Page 480
6. ^ A topographical and historical account of the parish of St. Mary-le-Bone, Page 137
7. ^ The admission register of the Manchester school, Volume 69, Page 116

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Robert Abercromby	Commander-in-Chief, India 1797–1798	Succeeded by Sir Alured Clarke

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Name	Morgan, Charles
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Date of birth	1741
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Date of death	21 March 1818
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