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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  Hodson    
First Name(s)  William Stephen Raikes    
Year of Birth  1821    
Year of Death  1858    
Entry  Son of the Rev. George Hodson : born March 19, 1821 : educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge : B.A., 1844 : entered the E. I. Co.'s service, 1845 : was, in the second Grenadiers, present at the battles of Mudki, Firozshahr, Sobraon : Adjutant of the Guides in 1847 : Assistant Commissioner in the Panjab after its annexation in 1849 : commanded the Guides Corps, 1852 : was removed from his appointment on charges of dishonesty, etc., from which he was exonerated on second inquiry : in the mutiny he was given a commission to raise the irregular cavalry named "" Hodson's Horse "" : was at the siege of Delhi : after its capture, he seized the King of Delhi at Humayun's tomb : and, on Sep. 22, arrested the princes, whom he shot when their rescue by the native mob appeared imminent : was further engaged near Cawnpur : was killed at the siege and capture of Lucknow, March 12, 1858. His character and actions have been the subject of controversy. The testimony to his brilliant qualities of bravery, energy, coolness, is universal. Lord Napier of Magdala, who, as a contemporary and present, must have known all the circumstances, was always fully convinced of his honour and integrity.     
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