Peter Bonnevaux

Peter Bonnevaux
4th Military Governor of British Ceylon
In office
2 July 1797 – 12 July 1797
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byWelbore Ellis Doyle
Succeeded byPierre Frédéric de Meuron
3rd General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office
30 June 1797 – 1797
Preceded byWelbore Ellis Doyle
Succeeded byPierre Frédéric de Meuron
Personal details
Born
Pierre Daillé

1741
Saumur, France
Died12 July 1797
Colombo, British Ceylon
Military service
AllegianceGreat Britain
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1768–1797
RankLieutenant-colonel
Unit10th Madras Native Infantry
CommandsCommandant, Kondapalli
Commandant, Galle
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon

Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Bonnevaux (born Pierre Daillé; 1741 – 12 July 1797) was the fourth Military Governor of British Ceylon and third General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. A French national, Bonnevaux was watchmaker at the Palace of Versailles before leaving for England to escape Protestant prosecution in 1765. Having joined the East India Company's Madras Army, Bonnevaux rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the 10th Madras Native Infantry.

Fighting in the French Revolutionary Wars, Bonnevaux commanded an infantry brigade during the Invasion of Ceylon and afterwards stayed there as commandant of Galle. On 2 July 1797 he was appointed General Officer Commanding and Military Governor of Ceylon, but died ten days later when his curricle overturned as he was leaving Colombo.

Early life

Clock made by Bonnevaux c.1765 with model by Johann Joachim Kändler

Peter Bonnevaux was born Pierre Daillé in Saumur, France, in 1741. His father was Daniel Daillé and his mother's name was Magdalen. Bonnevaux became the watchmaker to the royal court at the Palace of Versailles in 1764, but a year later escaped to England due to French persecution of Protestants.[1]

Military career

Bonnevaux joined the 10th Madras Native Infantry of the East India Company's Madras Army as an ensign on 15 June 1768, advancing to lieutenant on 3 August 1770. He was then promoted to captain on 9 July 1779 and major on 6 February 1788. Two years later Bonnevaux became commandant of Kondapalli Fort. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel on 18 March 1794.[1][2]

Bonnevaux was given command of the European Brigade for operations in the Invasion of Ceylon in February 1796. His force was made up of the 52nd, 73rd, and 77th Regiments of Foot. Bonnevaux commanded the brigade during the captures of Negombo and Colombo in the same month. He was appointed commandant of Galle in the following year, and then succeeded Major-General Welbore Ellis Doyle as General Officer Commanding, Ceylon and Military Governor of Ceylon on 2 July. His stint in command was brief, as on 12 July his curricle overturned as he drove out of Colombo, killing him.[1][2]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Brown (2023), p. 66.
  2. ^ a b "Under a Tropical Sun: Biographies: Peter Bonnevaux". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-10-08.

References

  • 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.
Government offices
Preceded by Military Governor of British Ceylon
1797-1797 		Succeeded by
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
1797-1797 		Succeeded by

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