Pierre Frédéric de Meuron
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| Born | 17 April 1746 Principality of Neuchâtel |
| Died | 30 March 1813 (aged 66) Neuchâtel, Principality of Neuchâtel |
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| Allegiance |  Dutch Republic Great Britain United Kingdom |
| Years of service | 1781–1812 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (British Army) |
| Commands | General Officer Commanding, Ceylon Regiment de Meuron |
Pierre-Frédéric de Meuron (17 April 1746 – 30 March 1813)Military Governor of British Ceylon, from 1797 to 1798, and fourth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was also the commanding officer of the Regiment de Meuron, a unit of Swiss mercenaries that had served in Ceylon under the Dutch, but whose transfer of allegiance to Great Britain facilitated the fall of Columbo to the British on 15 October 1796.
Biography
Meuron was born in
Principality of Neuchâtel (now Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland).[1] He was the son of Elisabeth Dubois de Dunilac and Théodore de Meuron, a merchant and militia captain.[1] In 1781, he entered Dutch service as the recruiting officer for the Regiment de Meuron, a mercenary regiment founded by his brother, Charles-Daniel de Meuron.[1] Meuron succeeded his brother as colonel of the regiment in 1786.[1]
Meuron commanded the regiment in Ceylon, India, and the Mediterranean.
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