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Francis Rawdon Chesney
1789Mar, 16

Francis Rawdon Chesney

Francis Rawdon Chesney, English general and explorer (d. 1872)
Francis Rawdon Chesney (16 March 1789 – 30 January 1872) was a British general and explorer.

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