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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
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.

Surnames  Hearsey    
First Name(s)  John Bennet    
Titles  Sir    
Year of Birth  1793    
Year of Death  1865    
Entry  Lt-General : son of Lt-Colonel Andrew Wilson Hearsey : born at Midnapur, 1793 : Cornet in the 6th Bengal Cavalry : served in Bundelkund, Rewa and the Pindari war: distinguished himself at Sitabaldi, Nagpur, and battles in the Mahratta war : at Bhartpur, Deeg, Chilianwala and Gujarat : suppressed mutiny in a native regiment at Wazirabad, 1849 : C.B : in 1857 was in command of the Division at Barrackpur, when the native troops showed disaffection, which he reported to Government : showed personal bravery on the occasion of the outbreak of Mangal Pandi, March 29, 1857 : disbanded the 19th N.L : and gained credit for his conduct throughout the mutiny : K.C.B : commanded the 6th Bengal Light Cavalry, and, later, the 21st Hussars : died at Boulogne, Oct. 23, 1865.     
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