Dictionary of Indian Biography/Craig, Sir James Henry

by Charles Edward Buckland

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CRAIG, SIR JAMES HENRY (1748–1812)

Son of Henry Craig : born 1748 : entered the 30th regt. at 15, completed his military education on the Continent : served in N. America, 1774–81, was at Bunker's Hill and other actions : Adjutant-General in the Netherlands, 1794 : Maj-General : commanded a force to capture the Cape of Good Hope : on the arrival of Sir Alured Clarke's force from India the Dutch surrendered : Craig commanded at the Cape, 1795–7 : K.C.B., 1797 : commanded the Division at Benares, 1797–1802, in a difficult time, during the massacre there : Lt-General, 1801 : commanded in Italy and Sicily, 1805–6 : Governor-General of Canada, 1807–11 : General, 1812 : died Jan. 12, 1812.