See also:GEORGE See also:THOMAS (c. 1756-1802)
, See also:British military adventurer in See also:India
.
See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas was See also:born of poor parentage in See also:Ireland in1756, deserted from the British See also:Navy in See also:Madras, and made his way See also:north to See also:Delhi, where he took service under the begum Samru of See also:Sardhana
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Supplanted in her favour by a Frenchman, he transferred his See also:allegiance to Appa See also:Rao, a Mahratta chieftain, and subsequently set up an See also:independent See also:kingdom of his own in See also:Hariana with his See also:capital at See also:Hansi
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Thomas was a See also:man of See also:great See also:personal strength and daring, and considerable military See also:genius
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In the turmoil of falling kingdoms in the India of that See also:day his See also:sword was always at the service of the highest See also:bidder; but he had the virtues of his profession—he never betrayed an employer, was See also:kind and generous to his soldiers, and was always ready to succour a woman in See also:distress
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He cherished dreams of conquering the See also:Punjab, and fought one of his best See also:campaigns against the See also:Sikh chiefs; but he was finally defeated and captured by Sindhia's See also:army under See also:General See also:Perron (q.v.)
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His See also:iron constitution was broken by exposure and excessive drinking, and he died on his way down the See also:Ganges on the 22nd of See also:August 1802
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See Francklin, Military See also:Memoirs of Mr See also:George Thomas (18o3); See also:Compton, Military Adventurers of Hindustan (1892)
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