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By, Johnlocked

(1779–1836)
  • R. H. Vetch
  • , revised by James Lunt

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By, John (1779–1836), army officer and engineer, was born in 1779, probably on 7 August, in Lambeth, second son of George By and his wife, Mary, née Bryan. After passing through the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, he was commissioned second lieutenant in the ...

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G. W. Brown & others, eds., , [14 vols.] (1966–)
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