Brigadier-General Alexander Champion (died 15 March 1793) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Military career Champion was commissioned into service for the British East India Company in 1768.Commissions 1698-1827 National Archives He rose through the ranks and was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India in January 1774.The Bengal almanac, for 1827, compiled by S. Smith and Co. On 23 April 1774 Champion defeated the Rohillas (Afghan Highlanders) at Miranpur Katra, killing their leader, Hafiz Rahmat Khan, and ending the Rohilla War.Historical record of medals and honorary distinctions conferred on the British Navy, Army and Auxiliary Forces By George Tancred, Page 302
Champion remained in office until November 1774. He retired to Hatchlands Park near GuildfordThe answer of James Fraser to the charges made against him by Robert Stewart By James Fraser M.P. and died at Bath on 15 March 1793: there is a monument to him in Bath Abbey by Nollekens, which says, 'he rose, in the course of twenty years' active service in India, to the chief command of the company's troops in Bengal.'Bath Abbey (Bath, England), Malmesbury Abbey, Bradford-on-Avon Church of St. Laurence by Thomas Perkins
Family On 11 February 1759 Champion married Miss Francis Nynd.The Bonnell Monumont in Walthamstow Church Whilst in India he lived with Johanna Barr of Calcutta and left her a house and goods in trust for her natural children Ganny Cummings and Alexander Champion.Southampton Archives D/PM Box 20/17
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