A History of the Mahrattas v2.c51.74

v2.c51.74

² [Pedron was a native of Hennebon, near L'Orient. In 1760 he was serving in M. Law's corps at Lucknow, but subsequently deserting, he took service with the Nawāb Vazīr of Oudh. On the expulsion of all French subjects from Oudh, at the instance of the British Government, he obtained employment under the Rājā of Berār. In 1790 he joined De Boigne's 1st Brigade, and was promoted to the command of it in 1795. Four years later he was engaged in the siege of Delhi, which was surrendered by bribery. In 1800 Pedron raised a 4th Brigade, fought against Lakwa Dādā in 1801, and shortly after took Bourquien's place as commandant in the operations against George Thomas, after whose defeat and flight he made over the command again to Bourquien and then retired to Aligarh to recruit his brigade. He was entrusted with the defence of Aligarh in 1803, but was deposed and confined by his own troops, and after the capture of Aligarh in September was handed over to the British as a prisoner of war. His subsequent history is unknown. (Compton, *Military Adventurers*, &c., pp. 378-9.)]