ett lement s ▁Ext ended , ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁Arm ies ▁De fe ated , ▁and ▁Peace ▁Con cluded ▁in ▁the ▁Car n atic ". ▁ ▁Table t ▁III ▁ ▁" This ▁excellent ▁man ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Here ford ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 6 9 7 . ▁His ▁early ▁days ▁were ▁devoted ▁to ▁that ▁service ▁of ▁which ▁in ▁his ▁following ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁bright ▁an ▁orn ament . ▁He ▁served ▁against ▁the ▁reb els ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 5 ▁as ▁aid - de - camp ▁to ▁Lord ▁Ty raw ley ▁and ▁at ▁Gib ral tar . ▁He ▁was ▁long ▁the ▁much ▁loved ▁patron ▁of ▁General ▁Wol fe . ▁At ▁the ▁solic itation ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁their ▁forces ▁in ▁the ▁Car n atic ▁and ▁having ▁saved ▁and ▁extended ▁the ▁Provin ces ▁he ▁closed ▁his ▁long ▁career ▁of ▁military ▁glory ▁by ▁his ▁successful ▁defence ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁poss essions , ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 5 9 . ▁He ▁died ▁full ▁of ▁years , ▁full er ▁of ▁hon ors , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁and ▁his ▁remains ▁are ▁depos ited ▁within ▁sight ▁of ▁this ▁tower ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁of ▁D unch ide ok . ▁This ▁column ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁by ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁P alk , ▁Baron et , ▁som etime ▁Governor ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁an ▁eye - w it ness ▁of ▁the ▁triumph s ▁in ▁war ▁and ▁of