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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	Blackwood
	First Name(s)	George Frederick
	Year of Birth	1838
	Year of Death	1880
	Entry	Major : son of Major William Blackwood of the Bengal Army : born 1838 : educated at the Edinburgh Academy, and Addiscombe : joined the Bengal Artillery : Lieut., 1857 : in the mutiny served with the Rohilkund movable column : commanded the Artillery in the Lushai expedition of 1871-2 under General Bourchier {q.v.) : at Tipai Mukh and other actions : Brevet Major : commanded the Artillery under General Burrows at Maiwand on July 27, 1880 : fell in battle : his little band of men was the last which made any stand against Ayub Khan's forces.

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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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