Richard Jones (East India Company officer) explained

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Jones, (1754–1835) enlisted in the Bombay Army in 1770, commanded 4 companies of artillery in Third Anglo-Mysore War during 1790–1792, commanded the Bombay army detachment at Siege of Bharatpur (1805), commanding officer at Surat 1805–8, commander in chief in Bombay in 1808, commander of artillery 1808–16.[1] Was made Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his actions at Bharatpur.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=3hy-BAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Richard+Jones%22+bombay&pg=PA72 Bombay Artillery List of Officers
  2. https://archive.org/details/eastindiamilita00philgoog/page/n131 The East India military calendar: containing the services of General and Field Officers of the Indian Army, Volume 3