Close, Barry, Sir, 1756-1813, 1st baronet, army officer in India

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1771 cadet in the Madras army; 1773 ensign in the Madras native infantry; 1777 adjutant of the 20th battalion; 1780 served in Second Anglo-Mysore War; 1781 aide-de-camp to Major-General James Stuart (commander-in-chief of the Madras army); 1783 captain; 1790-1792 served in Third Anglo-Mysore War, deputy adjutant-general of the Madras army; 1790s adjutant-general; 1797 lieutenant-colonel; 1801 resident at the courts of Mysore and Poona; 1805 colonel; 1810 major-general; 1812 baronet.

Epithet: army officer in India

Title: 1st baronet

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Birth 1756

Death 1813

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