CO129-034 - Sir Bonham - 1850 [9-12] — Page 160

Arriving in India

an

infant

in 1803, I entered the Army before

I was fourteen years

1

age,

and

Your Excellency will be informed by the Enclosures that I was active Service from 1815 to 1826, having the good fortune to be honorably

continually

noticed

Ono

MA

various occasions

in the Nipal

War, the War

of the Deccan, and at the Siege of Bhurtpore, where I was

Major of Brigade to Brigadier General McCombe. Most

upon whose Staff

I served

are

eye

no

نون

those

or under whose

more

1.

but

I have much pride and pleasure

in

referring Your Excellency to the enclosed Copies of letters

regarding me, and to the

following distinguished axmes

f

of officers under whom I hartö had the honor to serve :-

Mayr- General & Hardyman (Equerry to H. R. H. The late Duke

of Kent) when in Command of the 17th Regiment in the Nipal War

1814 and 1815, as also

when that officer

was

Brigadier General Commanding

British Force at

the

Shubbulpoor in the sessan

War in 1817 and 1818.

in

Brigadier General Edwards when Commanding the 17th Fort. Brigadier General McCante,

both as

Commanding Officer of the 14th Foot and Brigadier General at Bhurtfore in 1825 und 1826.

Lieutenant-General.

Sir Thomas Reynell whilst