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 Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed2011-01-01
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Alison    
First Name(s)  Sir Archibald    
Titles  Baronet    
Year of Birth  1826    
Entry  General : son of Sir. A. A., the historian : born Jan. 21, 1826 : educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities : entered the Army in 1846 : served in the Crimea ; in the Indian mutiny he was Military Secretary to Sir Colin Campbell, then C. in C. in India ; lost his arm at the relief of Lucknow in Nov., 1857 : made C.B. : served in the Ashanti expedition in 1873-4 : made K.C.B. and later G.C.B. : Commandant of the Staff College, 1877 : Head of the Intelligence Department, 1878-8 : in the Egyptian campaign of 1882, commanded at Alexandria, and the Highland Brigade at Tel-el- Kebir : C. in C. in Egypt, 1882-3 : commanded the Aldershot Division from 1883 : Adjutant- General, 1888 : retired from the Army, 1893 : member of the Council of India, 1 889-1 899 : wrote a number of articles in Blackwood's Magazine.     
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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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