Person1757–1829
David Baird
British general: he led the storming columns at the capture of Seringapatam (1799), brought a force from India to Egypt (1801) and conquered the Cape Colony in 1806.
- Dates
- 6 December 1757 – 18 August 1829
- Events
- 3 events
- Regions
- South Asia, Middle East and Egypt, Africa
- In the threads
- The world in the Age of Revolution, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars
Events
- Fall of Seringapatam and death of Tipu Sultan5 April – 4 May 1799 · South Asia
- French invasion of Egypt and Syria19 May 1798 – 2 September 1801 · Middle East and Egypt
- Battle of Blaauwberg and the capture of the Cape Colony8–18 January 1806 · Africa
Often together with
Kingdom of Great BritainArthur Wellesley, Duke of WellingtonBatavian RepublicBritish East India CompanyFrench First RepublicJan Willem JanssensKingdom of MysoreNapoleon IOttoman EmpireTipu SultanUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland