About John Caillaud
Lived 1726 – 1812 (aged 86). John Caillaud was a British military officer.
Brigadier-General John Caillaud (5 February 1726 – December 1812) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Military career Caillaud was commissioned into Onslow's Regiment in 1743. In 1746, during the Jacobite rising, he took part in the Battle of Falkirk and the Battle of Culloden. In 1752 he was made a captain in the Madras Army. During the Seven Years' War he was involved with skirmishes with the French.
In 1775 he retired to Aston Rowant in Oxfordshire and died in December 1812.
Family In 1763 he married Mary Pechell: they had no children.
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Who was John Caillaud?
British East India Company general (1726-1812)
When was John Caillaud born?
John Caillaud was born on 5 February 1726 in Dublin.
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John Caillaud died on 26 December 1812 in Aston Rowant.
What was John Caillaud's occupation?
John Caillaud was a military officer.
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John Caillaud was British.
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