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Lord William Cavendish Bentinck (1774-1839) English soldier and statesman. He served in the Peninsular campaign (1808-1814) in the Napoleonic Wars. Appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1827 and the first Governor-General of India in 1833. 'History of the Wars Occasioned by the French Revolution...' by CH Gifford (London, 1817).

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Lord William Cavendish Bentinck (1774-1839) English soldier and statesman. He served in the Peninsular campaign (1808-1814) in the Napoleonic Wars. Appointed Governor-General of Bengal in 1827 and the first Governor-General of India in 1833. 'History of the Wars Occasioned by the French Revolution...' by CH Gifford (London, 1817).