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BRATHWAITE, SIR JOHN, BART., only son of Col. John Brathwaite, Governor in Chief of the African Company’s Factories on the South Coast of Africa, and Silvia Cole; b. 3 Feb 1739; adm. (aged 9) Apr 1748; in school list 1752; Ensign, 13th Foot, 8 Apr 1755; Lieut., 22 Mar 1756; Capt. -Lieut., 10 Jul 1761; lost his entire fortune at play to a gang of professional gamesters; Secretary to the Garrison at Gibraltar, but was removed from this post in 1768 for issuing Mediterranean passes to individuals who were not British subjects; Maj., EICS Madras, 21 Jun 1770; Lieut. -Col., 22 Dec 1772; Col., 17 Dec 1779; captured Mahe in the war against Hyder Ali 1779; surprised by Tippoo Sahib on the banks of the Coleroon 7 Feb 1782, and was compelled to surrender after a gallant struggle of twenty-six hours; remained a prisoner for two years; commanded the force which took Pondicherry, 23 Aug 1793; Maj. -Gen., 20 Dec 1793; organised the expedition against Malacca in 1799; Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army, 1800-2; returned to England 1802; created baronet 18 Dec 1802; m. 13 Apr 1761 Elizabeth, dau. of John Browne, and niece of Peter Colleton (qv); d. 16 Aug 1803.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.