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Dictionary of Indian Biography M to R
| 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 | Penny | | | First Name(s) | Nicholas | | | Birth Year | 1790 | | | Death Year | 1858 | | | Entry | Son of Robert Penny : born Nov. 1790 : entered the Bengal N.I., 1807 : Maj-General, 1854 : at the siege of Bhartpur, 1825-6 : in the Satlaj campaign, 1845-6, commanded a Brigade : was at Aliwal and Sobraon : in the Panjab campaign, was at Chilianwala and Gujarat : A.D.C. to Queen Victoria : commanded the Sirhind Division, 1852 ; the Cawnpur Division, 1855 ; the Meerut Division, June, 1857 : commanded the Delhi Field Force after the taking of Delhi : killed by the rebels near Budaon, May 4, 1858. |
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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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