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| − | '''Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari KCB CSI (1841–1879)''', was an [[East India Company]] army officer and military administrator. He served in the [[Oude Campaign|Oudh Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] and then as Assistant Commissioner in [[Peshawar]]. During the [[2nd Afghan War]] he negotiated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Gandamak | + | '''Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari KCB CSI (1841–1879)''', was an [[East India Company]] army officer and military administrator. He served in the [[Oude Campaign|Oudh Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]] and then as Assistant Commissioner in [[Peshawar]]. During the [[2nd Afghan War]] he negotiated the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Gandamak Treaty of Gandamak] and was appointed resident at [[Kabul]]. He was killed with his escort of [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides]] prior to the second invasion of British forces. |
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Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari KCB CSI (1841–1879), was an East India Company army officer and military administrator. He served in the Oudh Campaign during the Indian Mutiny and then as Assistant Commissioner in Peshawar. During the 2nd Afghan War he negotiated the Treaty of Gandamak and was appointed resident at Kabul. He was killed with his escort of Guides prior to the second invasion of British forces.
External links
Pierre Cavagnari Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Pierre Cavagnari Wikipedia
