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Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I
Date transcribed | 2011-04-00 | 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. |
| Surnames | Gordon | | First Name(s) | John Bury | | Titles | Sir | | Year of Birth | 1779 | | Year of Death | 1835 | | Entry | Born in India, April 6, 1779 : son of Sir John James Gordon : entered the 22nd Light Dragoons, 1813 : Captain 13th Light Dragoons, 1821 : entered the Nizam's service, 1822 : commanded the force at capture of Fort Mohun : and the Elichpur Horse (5th Nizam's Cavalry), 1822 : the 4th Nizam's Cavalry, 1826 : raised Gordon's Horse (since 30th Lancers): died at Madras, July 23, 1835, when the Baronetcy became extinct. |
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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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