David Ochterlony

Sir David Ochterlony

GCB Bt
Sir David Ochterlony; GCB Bt
	Portrait of Ochterlony by Arthur Devis, c. 1816
Born	12 February 1758; Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died	14 July 1825 (aged 67); Meerut, Bengal Presidency
Buried	St. John's Church, Meerut
Allegiance	East India Company
Service/branch	Bengal Army
Years of service	1778–1825
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	2nd Battalion 12th Bengal Native Infantry; Resident at Delhi; Allahabad Garrison; Ludhiana Garrison; Third Field Division; Field Army, Nepal; Division protecting Delhi; Resident at Rajputana; Commissioner-General, Rajput states; Resident at Delhi; Resident at Malwa and Rajputana
Battles/wars	Second Anglo-Mysore War Siege of Cuddalore (WIA) (POW); ; Second Anglo-Maratha War Siege of Aligarh; Battle of Delhi; Siege of Delhi; ; Anglo-Nepalese War Second Battle of Malaun and Jaithak; Battle of Makmanpur; ; Third Anglo-Maratha War;

Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 1st Baronet GCB (12 February 1758 – 14 July 1825) was a Massachusetts born military officer of the East India Company in British India. He held the powerful post of British Resident to the Mughal court at Delhi.

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