Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Jones, (1754–1835) enlisted in the
Bombay Army
The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India.
It was established in 1662 and governed by the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 transferred all presidencies to the d ...
in 1770, commanded 4 companies of artillery in
Third Anglo-Mysore War
The Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790–1792) was a conflict in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company, the Kingdom of Travancore, the Maratha Empire, and the Nizam of Hyderabad. It was the third of four Angl ...
during 1790–1792, commanded the Bombay army detachment at
Siege of Bharatpur (1805)
The Siege of Bharatpur took place between 2 January and 22 February 1805 in the Indian Princely state of Bharatpur (now part of Rajasthan), during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Forces of the British East India Company, led by General Gerard Lak ...
, commanding officer at Surat 1805–8, commander in chief in
Bombay
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-m ...
in 1808, commander of artillery 1808–16. Was made
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as o ...
for his actions at Bharatpur.
The East India military calendar: containing the services of General and Field Officers of the Indian Army, Volume 3"> The East India military calendar: containing the services of General and Field Officers of the Indian Army, Volume 3
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1754 births
1835 deaths
Commanders-in-chief of Bombay
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
British East India Company Army generals
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