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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  Browne    
First Name(s)  Sir Samuel    
Year of Birth  1824    
Year of Death  1901    
Entry  Son of James Browne, M.D : born Oct. 13, 1824 : entered the Bengal Army, 1840 : in the Panjab campaign of 1848- 49 : at Chilianwala and Gujarat : in the mutiny, with the 2nd Panjab cavalry, in the movable column of the Panjab : under Sir Colin Campbell in Oudh, lost an arm : gained the V.C : for his action at Nuria, near Philibhit, when he attacked the rebels, and was severely wounded in hand-to-hand fight : commanded the Guides in 1864 : accompanied H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on his Indian tour, 1875-6 : K,CS.I. : Military Member of the Supreme Council, Aug. 9 to Nov. 5, 1878 : commanded the first Division of the Peshawar Field Force, in the Afghan war, 1878-9 : captured Ali Masjid, occupied Jalalabad : K.C.B : retired, 1879 : General : G.C.B., 1901 : died March 14, 1901 : he invented the military sword belt, called after him.     
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