Dictionary of Indian Biography/Chesnaye, George Cochet

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3054758Dictionary of Indian Biography — Chesnaye, George CochetCharles Edward Buckland

CHESNAYE, GEORGE COCHET (1837–1904)

Born Sep. 1837 : entered the Bengal Medical Service, 1859 : Deputy Surgeon-General, 1889 : did excellent service at Mian Mir and Umritsar in the cholera epidemic of 1861 : in the Hazara Field Force, 1868 : Black Mountain expedition : Lushai expedition, 1871–2 : Afghan war, 1878–80 : from Ali Masjid to Gandamak, 1878, to Kabul 1879 : in the Kabul-Kandahar march : in the battle of Mazra, near Kandahar : in the expedition against the Marris : Deputy Surgeon - General, Lahore, 1889–94 : when he retired : died April 12, 1904.