Arthur Conolly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Arthur Conolly

British intelligence officer

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1807

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1842

Profession: writer, diplomat, explorer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Arthur Conolly (2 July 1807, London – 17 June 1842, Bukhara) (sometimes misspelled Connolly) was a British intelligence officer, explorer and writer.
He was a captain of the 6th Bengal Light Cavalry in the service of the British East India Company.
He participated in many reconnaissance missions into Central Asia and coined the term The Great Game to describe the struggle between the British Empire and the Russian Empire for domination over Central Asia.