Pierre Frédéric de Meuron
Pierre Frédéric de Meuron | |
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| 5th Military Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 12 July 1797 – 12 October 1798 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Peter Bonnevaux |
| Succeeded by | Robert Andrews (as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon) |
| 4th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon | |
| In office 12 July 1797 – ? | |
| Preceded by | Peter Bonnevaux |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Champagne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1746[1] |
| Died | 1813 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon |
Brigadier general Pierre Frédéric de Meuron (1746–1813) was the fifth Military Governor of British Ceylon and fourth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed on 12 July 1797 and was Governor until 12 October 1798. He was also the commanding officer in Ceylon of the Regiment de Meuron, a unit of Swiss mercenaries that had served in Ceylon under the Dutch, but whose transfer of allegiance to the British facilitated the fall of Columbo to the British on 15 October 1796.
de Meuron's successor was Robert Andrews, who served as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon.[2]
de Meuron was son of Theodore de Meuron and Elisabeth Dubois of Switzerland, and the brother of Count Charles-Daniel de Meuron, the owner of the Regiment de Meuron.
References[]
- ^ "Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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- Governors of British Ceylon
- British expatriates in Sri Lanka
- 19th-century Swiss people
- Sri Lankan people of Swiss descent
- 1746 births
- 1813 deaths
- General Officer Commanding, Ceylon