Peter Bonnevaux
(1752-1797)
Military Governor of British Ceylon
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Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Bonnevaux (born Pierre Daillé; 1741 – 12 July 1797) was the fourth Military Governor of British Ceylon and third General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. A French national, Bonnevaux was watchmaker at the Palace of Versailles before leaving for England to escape Protestant prosecution in 1765. Having joined the East India Company's Madras Army, Bonnevaux rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 10th Madras Native Infantry.
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1797 (aged 44) Colombo, British Ceylon
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