Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

Peter Bonnevaux (1752–1797) was the fourth

Military Governor of British Ceylon The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was the ...

and third

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. He was appointed Governor on 2 July 1797 and was Governor until 12 July 1797. He was succeeded by

Pierre Frédéric de Meuron Brigadier general Pierre Frédéric de Meuron (1746–1813) was the fifth Military Governor of British Ceylon and fourth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed on 12 July 1797 and was Governor until 12 October 1798. He was also the c ...

. Bonnevaux joined the 10th Madras Native Infantry of the

East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...

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as an Ensign in 1768 and rose to the rank of

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

by 1794.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bonnevaux, Peter Governors of British Ceylon British expatriates in Sri Lanka 19th-century British people General Officers Commanding, Ceylon 1797 deaths 1752 births British East India Company Army officers