DAVIS, SAMUEL (1756/7-1819) Davis went to India in 1780 in the Madras Infantry and fought against Haidar ‘Ali. In 1783 he was admitted to the Company ...
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DAVIS, SAMUEL (1756/7-1819) Davis went to India in 1780 in the Madras Infantry and fought against Haidar ‘Ali. In 1783 he was admitted to the Company’s civil service and accompanied Samuel Turner’s embassy to Tibet, but did not himself proceed beyond Bhutan. Davis was a keen amateur artist, and...