Charles Chapman | |
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Died | 2 August 1795 |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Great Britain |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Indian Army |
Colonel Charles Chapman (died 2 August 1795) was Commander-in-Chief, India.
Educated at Balliol College, Oxford,[1] Chapman served as commanding officer of the 3rd European Regiment[2] in Bengal before becoming Commander-in-Chief, India in December 1773.[3]
He became discredited as an elderly officer whose chief aim was to recoup his gambling losses[4] and was forced from office in January 1774.[3] He retired to Bath[5] and died in 1795.[6]