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'''General Sir Hector Munro KB (1726-1805) ''' went to India in 1759 as Major in the [[89th Regiment of Foot]]. He suppressed the [[Patna Mutiny at Patna ]] and won the [[Battle of Buxar ]] in 1764. He was appointed the ninth [[Commander-in-Chief in India]]. After ten years in England he returned to India and commanded forces against the [[French]] and in the [[2nd Mysore War]]. He led a divsion under [[Eyre Coote]] at the [[Battle of Porto Novo]].
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