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Charles Boye

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Charles Boye
Died2 February 1833 (aged 68)
Exmouth, Devon
AllegianceEast India Company
Service / branchBombay Army
Years of service1776–1833
RankLieutenant-general
CommandsII/4th Bombay Native Infantry
II/6th Bombay NI
I/3rd Bombay NI
I/8th Bombay NI
9th Bombay NI
Bombay Army
Battles / wars

Lieutenant-General Charles Boye (died 2 February 1833) was a Bombay Army officer. He was commander in chief in Bombay from 1815 to 24 February 1816. Enlisted in 1776 as a cadet, and returned to England in 1820, was promoted from major general to lieutenant general in 1821.[1]

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  • Great Britain-Indian Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. Vol. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2009.