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Details for William Sampson Whish

ID1292
NameWilliam Sampson Whish
TypepersName
Notesborn: 1787;

died: 1853;

gender: male;

details: held the title of a lieutenant-general in the Bengal artillery;

commanded the 1st brigade of horse artillery, under Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere in December 1825, for the siege of Bharatpur (Creighton 1830:3). #new#

SurnameWhish
Name XML file Year reliable?
Hāsi DNA_0002_0008 1826 (VS 1882) no
Whish DNA_0002_0008 (n) 1826 (VS 1882) yes
हासि DNA_0002_0008 1826 (VS 1882) no

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