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Major General '''James Stevenson''' (died 1805) was a British [[East India Company]] cavalry officer who saw extensive service throughout the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He commanded a cavalry [[squadron (army)|squadron]] at the battles of [[Battle of Seringapatam|Seringapatam]] and Mallavelly, and in late 1800 he was temporarily appointed as district governor of [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore]].<ref name="Millar18">{{cite book| last=Millar |first=Simon |title=Assaye 1803: Wellington's First and 'Bloodiest' Victory |publisher=[[Osprey Publishing]] | location= Oxford |year=2006 |isbn=1-84603-001-3|page=18 }}</ref> He took part in the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]] in which he served as Major General [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Arthur Wellesley's]] senior subordinate and led the successful assaults on the [[Maratha confederacy|Maratha]] strongholds at [[Jalna (city)|Jalna]], [[Burhanpur]] and [[Asirgarh]]. Stevenson was promoted to major general in January 1805, but he died while aboard a ship returning to England later that year.<ref name="Millar18"/><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=15774 |date=22 January 1805 |page=110 }}</ref>

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