peter, bonnevaux, colonel, 1752, 1797, fourth, military, governor, british, ceylon, third, general, officer, commanding, ceylon, appointed, governor, july, 1797, governor, until, july, 1797, succeeded, pierre, frédéric, meuron, colonel4th, military, governor, . Colonel Peter Bonnevaux 1752 1797 was the fourth Military Governor of British Ceylon and third General Officer Commanding Ceylon He was appointed Governor on 2 July 1797 and was Governor until 12 July 1797 He was succeeded by Pierre Frederic de Meuron 1 ColonelPeter Bonnevaux4th Military Governor of British CeylonIn office 2 July 1797 12 July 1797MonarchGeorge IIIPreceded byWelbore Ellis DoyleSucceeded byPierre Frederic de Meuron3rd General Officer Commanding CeylonIn office 30 June 1797 1797Preceded byWelbore Ellis DoyleSucceeded byPierre Frederic de MeuronPersonal detailsDied12 July 1797Colombo British CeylonMilitary serviceAllegianceGreat BritainBranch serviceBritish ArmyRankColonelUnit10th Madras Native InfantryCommandsGeneral Officer Commanding Ceylon Bonnevaux joined the 10th Madras Native Infantry of the East India Company s Madras Army as an Ensign in 1768 and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel by 1794 2 References edit Sri Lanka Rulers org Retrieved 20 June 2013 Under a Tropical Sun Biographies Peter Bonnevaux Archived from the original on 2013 05 02 Retrieved 2013 10 08 Government offices Preceded byWelbore Ellis Doyle Military Governor of British Ceylon1797 1797 Succeeded byPierre Frederic de Meuron Military offices Preceded byWelbore Ellis Doyle General Officer Commanding Ceylon1797 1797 Succeeded byPierre Frederic de Meuron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Bonnevaux amp oldid 1152082510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,