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Oliver Nicolls
General Oliver Nicolls (c.1740 – 1829) was a British Army officer.
Oliver Nicolls | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1740 |
| Died | 1829 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bombay Army |
Military career
Nicolls was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Foot in November 1756.[1] He became Quartermaster-General in the West Indies in 1794, in which capacity he subdued a rebellion in Grenada.[1] He became Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army on 22 January 1801 retiring from that post in 1808[2] to become a member of the Board of Inquiry into the Convention of Sintra under which the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict.[3] He went on to serve as Governor of the Island of Anholt in 1813.[4]
He was also colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot and then the 66th Regiment of Foot.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Richard Cannon, Historical record of the Life Guards containing an account of the formation of the corps in the year 1660 and of its subsequent services to 1835, p. 135
- ^ Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ The Inquiry, p. 12
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command