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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	Borton
	First Name(s)	Sir Arthur
	Year of Birth	1814
	Year of Death	1893
	Entry	Son of the Rev. J. D. Borton : born Jan. 20, 1814 : educated at Eton : entered the Army, 1832, rose to be General, 1877 : went to India in 1835, served in the Afghanistan campaign of 1842 under General Pollock : was at Tezin, in the Kohistan, and at Istalif on Sep. 29 : in the battles of the Satlaj campaign of 1845-6 : in the Crimea : C.B. : in Canada : commanded the Mysore Division of the Madras Army, 1870-5 : K.C.B. : Governor and C. in C. of Malta in 1877 : G.C.M.G., 1880 : G.C.B., 1884 : died Sep. 7, 1893.

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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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