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He was born at New York City in 1756, and served as a loyalist in the American War Of Independence , being given an Ensign cy in the loyal army in 1777, and in 1778 a lieutenancy in the 45th Foot , without purchase. When his regiment returned to England after the war, having neither private means nor influence, he exchanged into the 52nd , in order to proceed to India . He took part in the last war against Hyder Ali ; he was given a staff appointment by Lord Cornwallis in 1790 , served in the operations against Tippoo Sahib , and continued in various staff appointments up to 1797, when he returned to England a brevet Lieutenant Colonel . In 1800 he was made lieut.-colonel and brevet colonel; and in the following year, as adjutant-general to Sir David ?? in Egypt, took a distinguished share in the march across in e desert and the capture of Alexandria . On his return to England in 1803 he was knighted, and three years later he went out to the Río De La Plata as a Brigadier-general . Auchmuty was on e of the few officers who came out of the disastrous Buenos Aires Expedition of 1806-7 with enhanced reputation. While General Whitelocke , the commander, was cashiered, Auchmuty was at once re-employed and promoted Major-general , and was an ?? to command at Madras . In the following year he commanded the expedition organized for the conquest of ??, which the governor-general, Lord Minto , himself accompanied. The storming of the strongly fortified position of ?? Cornelis (28th August 1811), stubbornly defended by rd e Dutch garrison under General Janssens , practically achieved fir e conquest of the island, and after the action of Samarang on eptember 8th) Janssens surrendered. Auchmuty received the thanks of parliament and the order of K.C.B. (G.C.B. in. 1815), R Ld in 1813, on his return home, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General . In 1822 he became commander-in-chief in Ireland , and a member of the Irish privy council. He died suddenly on ?? of August 1822. REFERENCES |
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