Smith, Sir Harry George Wakelyn Divisional Commander of the British Army (1787-1860) Divisional commander of the British army of the…
Richmond, Colonel A.F.
Richmond, Colonel A.F. Agent to the Governor-General, North-West Frontier Agency (June 1843-November 1844) He came to the Sutlej frontier when…
Polier, Antoine-Louis Henri
Polier, Antoine-Louis Henri Military Engineer, Architect & Collector of Oriental Manuscripts (1741-1795) Antoine-Louis Henri Polier was baptized on 28 February…
Orlich, Captain Leopold Von
Orlich, Captain Leopold Von Early Account Writer of Sikhs (1800’s) Capt. Von Orlich, a German, arrived in India on 6…
Minto, Sir Gilbert Elliot
Minto, Sir Gilbert Elliot Governor-General of India (1751-1814) Governor-General of India (1807-13) son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, third baronet of…
Metcalfe, Sir Charles Theophilus
Metcalfe, Sir Charles Theophilus Diplomat and provisional Governor-General of India (1785-1846) Son of Thomas Theophilus Matcalfe, a director of the…
Macnaghten, Sir William Hay
Macnaghten, Sir William Hay British Minister and Envoy to Kabul (1793 1841) Born in August 1793, was the son of…
Littler, Sir John Hunter
Littler, Sir John Hunter Garrison Commander at Firozpur (1783-1856) Garrison commander at Firozpur, the concentration point of British forward movement…
Holmes, John
Holmes, John A Eurasian Soldier of Fortune (d. 1848)) Who started his career as a trumpeter in the Bengal Horse…
Harlan, Josiah
Harlan, Josiah Adventurer and Medical Practitioner (1799-1871) Adventurer and medical practitioner who served the British, the Sikhs and the Afghans,…