Oliver Nicolls
General Oliver Nicolls (c.1740 – 1829) was a British Army officer.
Oliver Nicolls | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.1740 |
| Died | 1829 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Bombay Army |
Military career
Nicolls was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Foot in November 1756.[1] He became Quartermaster-General in the West Indies in 1794, in which capacity he subdued a rebellion in Grenada.[1] He became Commander-in-chief of the Bombay Army on 22 January 1801 retiring from that post in 1808[2] to become a member of the Board of Inquiry into the Convention of Sintra under which the defeated French were allowed to evacuate their troops from Portugal without further conflict.[3] He went on to serve as Governor of the Island of Anholt in 1813.[4]
He was also colonel of the 54th Regiment of Foot and then the 66th Regiment of Foot.[1]
References
- Richard Cannon, Historical record of the Life Guards containing an account of the formation of the corps in the year 1660 and of its subsequent services to 1835, p. 135
- Great Britain India Office (1819). The India List and India Office List. I. Harrison. p. 127. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- The Inquiry, p. 12
- Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by James Stuart |
C-in-C, Bombay Army 1801–1808 |
Succeeded by John Abercromby |
| Preceded by John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde |
Colonel of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot 1808–1829 |
Succeeded by Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet |
| Preceded by Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet |
Colonel of the 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot 1807–1808 |
Succeeded by Edward Finch |
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