Bellecombe, Guillaume Leonard de

French colonial administrator

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Siege of Pondicherry

  • General Sir Hector Munro
    In Siege of Pondicherry

    …Indian sepoys, was commanded by Guillaume Leonard de Bellecombe (1728–1792), its governor. Bellecombe set about improving Pondicherry’s defenses. Gun batteries were moved close to the shore to counter a move by the Royal Navy, and the French garrison was swelled by French troops who had retreated following the fall of…

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