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- Brown, Steve (2023). King George's Army: British Regiments and the Men who Led Them. Vol. 1. Warwick: Helion. ISBN 978-1-804513-41-5.
Peter Bonnevaux | |
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| 4th Military Governor of British Ceylon | |
| In office 2 July 1797 –12 July 1797 |
