Dictionary of Indian Biography/Casement, Sir William
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CASEMENT, SIR WILLIAM (1780–1844)
Maj-General : appointed to Bengal, 1795 : served in India 47 years and 6 months : in Lord Lake's campaigns, at Alighar, 1803, Deeg, 1804 : D.Q.M.G. in the Nipal war, 1815 : Secretary to the Government of India in the Military Department for 20 years from June, 1818 : Colonel, 23rd N.I., 1824 : K.C.B., 1837 : was Member of the Supreme Council from June 17, 1839 : died of cholera at Cossipur, April 16, 1844 : his bust is in the Town Hall, Calcutta.