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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R

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Date transcribed	2011-08-00
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Mcbean
	First Name(s)	William
	Birth Year	?
	Death Year	1878
	Entry	Maj-General : rose from being a drummer boy in the 93rd foot (the Sutherland Highlanders) to be Lt-Colonel in command of the regt., in which he served 45 years. He obtained his Commission in 1854 in the Crimea : Lt-Colonel, 1872 : served all through the Crimea : in the mutiny was at Sir Colin Campbell's relief of Lucknow, at Cawnpur, Kalinadi, siege and capture of Lucknow, Alaganj, Bareli and other actions, gaining the Victoria Cross for distinguished bravery : died in the hospital at Woolwich, that he might ""die among the soldiers"

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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