Dictionary of Indian Biography/Champion, Alexander
CHAMPION, ALEXANDER ( ? – ? )
Second in command to (Sir Hector) Munro, 1764, when opposed to Shuja-ud-daula : in the battle of Baxar, Oct. 23, 1764 : Colonel: succeeded Sir Robert Barker, as C. in C. of the Bengal Army, June 18, 1774, to Oct. 29, 1774 : commanded a Brigade in 1774, asked for by the Nawab Wazir of Oudh, against the Rohillas : defeated them near Tassunih, April 23, 1774 : retired 1774 : resided at Bath many years.