he was landed with French troops, by Admiral Suflxein, to reinforce Cuddalore, then besieged by the English. On the declaration of peace between France and England, Bussy withdrew the French troops from the support of Tippoo. He is said to have gained a large fortune in India and to have been highly regarded by Dupleix. He died at Pondicherry, Jan. 1785.
BUSTEED, HENRY ELMSLEY (1833–)
Brig-Surgeon : entered the Madras Medical service, 1856 : served in the Indian mutiny : at the relief of Lucknow, 1857 : was in the Assay Department of the Mints at Madras, Bombay, and Calcutta, successively : confirmed as Assay-master, Calcutta, 1872 : acted as Mintmaster, 1873 and 1875 : retired, June, 1886 : C.I.E., 1887 : author of Echoes from Old Calcutta.
BUTLER, THOMAS ADAIR (1835–1901)
Major : son of Rev. Stephen Butler : educated privately : joined the 1st Bengal Fusiliers : in the mutiny, at the assault of Delhi, displayed great bravery : wounded : at the attack on Lucknow, March 9, 1858, twice swam the River Gumti and gained the V.C. : in the attack on Ruiya, April 15, 1858 : in the N.W. frontier campaign, 1863 : died May 17, 1901.
BYTHESEA, JOHN (1827–)
Born June 15, 1827 : son of Rev. G. Bythesea : educated at Grosvenor College, Bath : entered the Navy, 1841 : Rear-Admiral, 1877 : gained the V.C. in the Russian war, 1854–5 : saw service in China and elsewhere, in command of various vessels : Naval Attaché at Washington, 1865–7 : Consulting Naval Officer to the Government of India, 1874–80 : C.B. : C.I.E.
CADELL, ALAN (1841–)
I.C.S. : born July 28, 1841 : son of John Cadell : educated at Edinburgh Academy and University and in Germany : entered the Bengal Civil Service, 1862 : was Commissioner of Agra and Rohilkund : Member of the Board of Revenue, and Member of the Legislative Council, United Provinces : acted as Lieutenant-Governor of the United Provinces, Jan. to Nov., 1895, and as temporary Member of the Governor-General's Supreme Council, Feb. to May, 1896 : C.S.I. in 1895 : retired in 1897.
CADELL, JESSIE ELLEN (1844–1884)
Born Aug. 23, 1844 : daughter of William Nash, merchant, London : was an excellent French scholar : was in India, 1858–64 : went with her husband, Capt. Henry Mowbray Cadell (died 1867), to Peshawar : wrote a novel, Ida Craven, on frontier life, 1876 : and Worthy : learnt Hindustani, Persian and some Arabic, studied Omar Khayyam, and prepared a superior edition and translation, published, 1899 : wrote an article on it in Fraser's Magazine : was closely connected with the Anglo-Indian Association, 1873–81 : her health gave way, and she died June 17, 1884.
CADELL, SIR ROBERT (1825–1897)
General : son of H. F. Cadell : educated at Edinburgh Academy and Addiscombe : entered the Madras Artillery, 1843 : on the Turkish Staff in the Crimea, 1854–5 : served in the Indian mutiny : Inspr-General of Ordnance at Madras, 1876–81 : C.B., 1873 : General, 1883, and Colonel Commandant, R.A., 1885 : K.C.B., 1894 : died June 30, 1897.
CADELL, THOMAS (1835–)
Colonel : born Sep. 5, 1835 : son of H. F. Cadell, of Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire : educated at Edinburgh University, Grange, Sunderland and abroad : served with the 2nd European Bengal Fusiliers (now the Munsters), at the siege of Delhi and subsequent operations, and with the 3rd Bengal Cavalry in the Oudh campaign : commanded a flying column in Bundelkund. After the mutiny, Cadell entered the Political Department and served in Central India and Rajputana : was Chief Commissioner of the Andamans from 1879 to 1892 : received his V.C. for saving life on two occasions at the Flagstaff Picket, Delhi, on June 12, 1857, bringing in wounded men under severe fire.
CAILLAUD, JOHN (1724–1812)
Born 1724 : joined Onslow's regt., afterwards the 8th King's, in 1743 : fought at Fontenoy and Culloden : petitioned the E.I. Co. for a Commission in 1752 :
