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Fort St. George (Tamil Nadu, India) (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
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Boyd, John Parker, 1764-
Military officer; born in Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 21, 1764; entered the military service of the United States in 1786, but soon afterwards went to the East Indies and entered the Mahratta service, in which he rose to the rank of commander, and at one time led 10,000 men. He first raised three battalions of 500 men each, with a few English officers, whom, as well as his men, he hired, at a certain amount a month, to any of the Indian princes who needed their services.
Their equipment, including guns and elephants, was at, his own expense.
He was at one time in the pay of Holkar, in the Peishwa's service, and afterwards
John Parker Boyd. in that of Nizam Ali Khan.
Arriving at Madras in July, 1789, he was given, by the ruler, the command of 10,000) men. When demands for his services almost ceased, he sold out and went to Paris.
In 1808 he returned to the United States, and re-entered the army as colonel of the 4th Infantry on Oct. 7 of that year.
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Fort George (Canada) (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
United States (United States) (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
Boyd, John Parker, 1764-
Military officer; born in Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 21, 1764; entered the military service of the United States in 1786, but soon afterwards went to the East Indies and entered the Mahratta service, in which he rose to the rank of commander, and at one time led 10,000 men. He first raised three battalions of 500 men each, with a few English officers, whom, as well as his men, he hired, at a certain amount a month, to any of the Indian princes who needed their servi
John Parker Boyd. in that of Nizam Ali Khan.
Arriving at Madras in July, 1789, he was given, by the ruler, the command of 10,000) men. When demands for his services almost ceased, he sold out and went to Paris.
In 1808 he returned to the United States, and re-entered the army as colonel of the 4th Infantry on Oct. 7 of that year.
In that capacity he was distinguished in the battle at Tippecanoe (q. v.). Nov. 7 1811.
Boyd was commissioned brigadier-general Aug. 26, 1812.
He was in comman
Newburyport (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
Boyd, John Parker, 1764-
Military officer; born in Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 21, 1764; entered the military service of the United States in 1786, but soon afterwards went to the East Indies and entered the Mahratta service, in which he rose to the rank of commander, and at one time led 10,000 men. He first raised three battalions of 500 men each, with a few English officers, whom, as well as his men, he hired, at a certain amount a month, to any of the Indian princes who needed their services.
Their equipment, including guns and elephants, was at, his own expense.
He was at one time in the pay of Holkar, in the Peishwa's service, and afterwards
John Parker Boyd. in that of Nizam Ali Khan.
Arriving at Madras in July, 1789, he was given, by the ruler, the command of 10,000) men. When demands for his services almost ceased, he sold out and went to Paris.
In 1808 he returned to the United States, and re-entered the army as colonel of the 4th Infantry on Oct. 7 of that year.
In
John Parker Boyd (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
Boyd, John Parker, 1764-
Military officer; born in Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 21, 1764; entered the military service of the United States in 1786, but soon afterwards went to the East Indies and entered the Mahratta service, in which he rose to t hants, was at, his own expense.
He was at one time in the pay of Holkar, in the Peishwa's service, and afterwards
John Parker Boyd. in that of Nizam Ali Khan.
Arriving at Madras in July, 1789, he was given, by the ruler, the command of 10,000) me Infantry on Oct. 7 of that year.
In that capacity he was distinguished in the battle at Tippecanoe (q. v.). Nov. 7 1811.
Boyd was commissioned brigadier-general Aug. 26, 1812.
He was in command of 1,500 men in the expedition down the St. Lawrence 1813; and fought bravely at Chrysler's Field, in canada, Nov. 11, 1813.
He led his brigade in the capture of Fort George, Upper Canada. General Boyd was appointed naval officer at the port of Boston early in 1830, and died there Oct. 4 of that year.
October 7th (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker
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1813 AD (search for this): entry boyd-john-parker