Sinfray

French general (fl. 1747–1757)

Monsieur Sinfray, (fl. 1747–1757) or Monsieur de St. Frais, was a French artillery officer in the Battle of Plassey (1757), who fought for Siraj Ud Daulah, Nawab of Bengal. He was also the secretary to the Council at Chandernagore.[1] Earlier, he succeeded D.E. Choisis as Chef de Yanaon in 1747.

See also

Further reading

  • Hill, S.C. The Three Frenchmen in Bengal or The Commercial Ruin of the French Settlement in 1757, 1903

References

  1. ^ The Project Gutenberg eBook, In Clive's Command, by Herbert Strang


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