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 served on a number of stations, the Mediterranean, the West Indies, the Home station, the Channel, at the Nore, at Cape Finisterre, 1747: and in that year was appointed C. in C. of the sea and land forces in the E. Indies: passed the Mauritius without taking it from the French: reached Fort St. David, July, 1748: failed, after a repulse at Ariancopang, which he captured later, in taking Pondicherry by both sea and land: lost ships in stormy weather: at the peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, took possession of Madras on its restoration by the French, Aug. 21, 1749: and returned to England: held more commands in N. America: a Lord of the Admiralty: at the siege of Louisberg against the French in Europe: was made P.C.: died Jan 10, 1761.

BOULGER, DEMETRIUS CHARLES (1853–)

Born July 14, 1853: educated at Kensington Grammar School and privately: has contributed to all the leading journals on questions relating to India, China, Egypt and Turkey since 1876: founded, in conjunction with Sir Lepel Griffin, the Asiatic Quarterly Review in 1885, and edited it for some years: author of Life of Yakub Beg of Kashgar, England and Russia in Central Asia, Central Asian Portraits, Armies of the Native States of India, Central Asian Questions, Lord William Bentinck, Story of India, India in the Nineteenth Century, History of China, of which several editions have been published. Life of Gordon, Life of Sir Stamford Raffles, etc.

BOURCHIER, SIR GEORGE (1821–1898)

Son of Rev. Edward Bourchier: educated at Addiscombe: entered the Bengal Artillery, 1838: in the Gwalior campaign, 1843–4: at Punniar: in the mutiny commanded a battery at Trimmu Ghat: at the siege and capture of Delhi: at Bulandshahr, Alighar, Agra, Sir Colin Campbell's relief of Lucknow, at Cawnpur: Brevet Colonel and C.B.: commanded the R.A. in Bhutan, 1864–6: commanded the E. frontier district, 1871, and the Cachar column in the Lushai expedition, 1871–2: K.C.B., 1852: Maj-General: died March 15, 1898.

BOURDILLON, SIR JAMES AUSTIN (1848–)

I.C.S.: born at Madras, March, 1848: son of (q.v.): educated at Marlborough: Captain of the Cricket XI: went out to India, 1870: Superintendent of the Census of Bengal, 1880–3: acting Secretary to the Bengal Government, Financial Department, 1893–5: Commissioner of Patna, in the famine, 1897: C.S.I., 1898: Chief Secretary to the Government of Bengal, 1900: Member of the Famine Commission in India, 1901: Member of the Board of Revenue, 1902: for some years Member of the Bengal Legislative Council: acted as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, Nov. 1902–Nov. 1903: Resident in Mysore, 1903: K.C.S.I., Jan. 1904: V.D., 1896, for long service as a volunteer in the Calcutta Light Horse and Bihar Light Horse.

BOURDILLON, JAMES DEWAR (1811–1883)

I.C.S: son of the Rev. T. Bourdillon: educated at Ramsgate and Haileybury: joined the Civil Service at Madras in 1828: was Secretary to the Board of Revenue and Secretary to Government in the Revenue and P.W.D.: advocated irrigation and the improvement of communications: was an authority on land revenue and the despatch of public business: retired in 1861: died May 21, 1883.

BOURGUIEN, LOUIS ( ? - ? )

Louis Bernard: a Frenchman: went to India with Admiral Suffrein: from Pondicherry went to Calcutta and enlisted in the E.I. Co.'s service: was a cook and pyrotechnist: employed by Begam Samru: in 1794 by De Boigne: under Perron in 1800, in Sindia's service: fought against (q.v.): and was defeated by him at Georgeghar: later, made Thomas surrender at Hansi: captured Rohtak, 1803: after the defeat of Colonel Pedron by Lake at Alighar, Bourguien revolted against Perron: the latter surrendered to the British, and Boiurguien, as General, held command of Sindia's troops for a fortnight, until he himself was defeated by Lake at the battle of Delhi, Sep. 11, 1803: three days afterwards he surrendered to Lake: was sent to Calcutta: returned to France, with great wealth, and was heard of no more.