Pierre Frédéric de Meuron

Brigadier general Pierre Frédéric de Meuron (1746–1813) was the fifth Military Governor of British Ceylon and fourth General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. He was appointed on 12 July 1797 and was Governor until 12 October 1798. He was also the commanding officer in Ceylon of the Regiment de Meuron, a unit of Swiss mercenaries that had served in Ceylon under the Dutch, but whose transfer of allegiance to the British facilitated the fall of Columbo to the British on 15 October 1796.

Brigadier general Pierre Frédéric de Meuron
5th Military Governor of British Ceylon
In office 12 July 1797 – 12 October 1798
Monarch	George III
Preceded by	Peter Bonnevaux
Succeeded by	Robert Andrews (as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon)
4th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
In office 12 July 1797 – ?
Preceded by	Peter Bonnevaux
Succeeded by	Josiah Champagne
Personal details
Born	1746[1]
Died	1813
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Rank	Brigadier general
Commands	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon

de Meuron's successor was Robert Andrews, who served as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon.[2]

de Meuron was son of Theodore de Meuron and Elisabeth Dubois of Switzerland, and the brother of Count Charles-Daniel de Meuron, the owner of the Regiment de Meuron.

References

1. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Sri_Lanka.html
2. "Sri Lanka". Rulers.org. Retrieved 20 June 2013.

Government offices
Preceded by Peter Bonnevaux	Military Governor of British Ceylon 1797–1798	Succeeded by Robert Andrews (as Resident and Superintendent of British Ceylon)
Military offices
Preceded by Peter Bonnevaux	General Officer Commanding, Ceylon 1797-?	Succeeded by Josiah Champagne