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of Lachlan Macquarie
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Baramahal Army


READ, Alexander (1751-1804) - Lieutenant Colonel
Madras Infantry. Superintendant of Revenue, Baramahal, 1792-1799.
Commissioned: Cadet (HEIC - Madras) 1770; Ensign 18 May 1772; Lieutenant 31 July 1778; Captain 2 November 1783; Major 1 June 1797; Lieut. Colonel 27 July 1797; Colonel 1 May 1804.
Died: 19 May 1804, at Malta.

Source:
Alphabetical List of the Officers of the Indian Army... from the year 1760, to the Year 1834 inclusive, corrected to September 30, 1837. (eds.) Dodwell and Miles. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, & Co., 1838.