Sir Louis Cavagnari representing the British government

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Sir Louis Cavagnari was a British diplomat and colonial administrator who served as the British representative in Afghanistan during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.

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instanceOf British diplomat ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYears 1860s–1879 ⓘ
awardReceived Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India ⓘ
birthDate 1841-07-04 ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in uprising ⓘ
violent death ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1879-09-03 ⓘ
educatedAt Addiscombe Military Seminary ⓘ
employer British Indian administration ⓘ
British government ⓘ
ethnicGroup Italian descent ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
honorificPrefix Sir ⓘ
languageUsed English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Indian Army ⓘ
militaryRank Lieutenant-Colonel ⓘ
name Sir Louis Cavagnari ⓘ
notableEvent murder during the Kabul uprising of 1879 ⓘ
notableFor role in British policy towards Afghanistan ⓘ
service during the Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
notableWork negotiation of the Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ
occupation civil servant ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
participantIn Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stenay, France ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kabul, Afghanistan ⓘ
linked to: Kabul
positionHeld British Resident in Kabul ⓘ
British representative in Afghanistan ⓘ
Envoy and Minister at Kabul ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
represented British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

British interests in Afghanistan ⓘ
residence Kabul Residency ⓘ
side British Empire ⓘ
signed Treaty of Gandamak ⓘ

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Treaty of Gandamak → signatoryRepresents → Sir Louis Cavagnari representing the British government ⓘ