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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	Mccaskill
	First Name(s)	John
	Titles, Honours, etc.	Sir
	Birth Year	?
	Death Year	1845
	Entry	Entered the Army in the 53rd regt., 1797 : served at Porto Rico and St. Lucia, 1797 : in the Mahratta war under Sir T. Munro and Brig-General Pritzler : present at the siege and capture of Satara, Singhar, etc. : and at the taking of Sholapur : at the defeat of 5,000 of the Peshwa's troops, 1818 : in the first Afghan war, commanded a Brigade in Pollock's force : at the forcing of the Khyber and at Tezin : defeated the Afghans at Istalif : K.C.B. : and Maj-General : Lt-Colonel of the 9th foot : General of Division at Mudki, where he was killed, Dec. 18, 1845.

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