David Ochterlony

Sir David Ochterlony

Portrait of Ochterlony by Arthur Devis, c.1816
Born(1758-02-12)12 February 1758
Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died14 July 1825(1825-07-14) (aged 67)
Meerut, Bengal Presidency
Buried
AllegianceEast India Company
BranchBengal Army
Years of service1778–1825
RankMajor-General
Commands2nd Battalion 12th Bengal Native Infantry
Resident at Delhi
Allahabad Garrison
Ludhiana Garrison
Third Field Division
Field Army, Nepal
Division protecting Delhi
Resident at Rajputana
Commissioner-General, Rajput states
Resident at Delhi
Resident at Malwa and Rajputana
Battles / wars

Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, 1st Baronet, GCB (12 February 1758 – 14 July 1825) was a Bengal Army officer who served as the British resident to the Mughal court at Delhi. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he spent most of his life on the Indian subcontinent in the service of the East India Company, seeing action in numerous conflicts.