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THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)

This article appears in Volume V26, Page 866 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: THE-TOO
THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802) , British military adventurer in India.
Thomas
  was born of poor parentage in Ireland in1756, deserted from the British Navy in
Madras
 , and made his way north to Delhi, where he took service under the begum Samru of Sardhana. Supplanted in her favour by a Frenchman, he transferred his allegiance to Appa Rao, a Mahratta chieftain, and subsequently set up an independent kingdom of his own in
Hariana
  with his
capital
  at Hansi.
Thomas
  was a man of
great
  personal strength and daring, and considerable military genius. In the turmoil of falling kingdoms in the India of that day his
sword
  was always at the service of the highest
bidder
 ; but he had the virtues of his professionhe never betrayed an employer, was kind and generous to his soldiers, and was always ready to succour a woman in distress. He cherished dreams of conquering the Punjab, and fought one of his best
campaigns
  against the
Sikh
  chiefs; but he was finally defeated and captured by Sindhia's army under General Perron (q.v.). His iron constitution was broken by exposure and excessive drinking, and he died on his way down the Ganges on the 22nd of August 1802.
See Francklin, Military Memoirs of Mr George Thomas (18o3); Compton, Military Adventurers of Hindustan (1892).


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