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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Barnard
	First Name(s)	Sir Henry William
	Year of Birth	1799
	Year of Death	1857
	Entry	Son of the Rev. William Barnard : born in 1799 : was educated at Westminster and Sandhurst : joined the Guards in 1814 : was at the occupation of Paris : served in Jamaica and Canada : in the Crimea : Maj-General : commanded, first a Brigade, and later a Division, and was Chief of the Staff to General Simpson : K.C.B., 1856 : in 1857, went to India as General of the Sirhind Division. Upon General Anson's death at Karnal, Barnard succeeded to the command, and, moving towards Delhi, defeated the rebels at Badli-ka-sarai on June 8 : died of cholera on the ridge at Delhi, July 5, 1857.

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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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