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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography J to L

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Date transcribed	2011-05-01
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	Jones
	First Name(s)	John
	Titles	Sir
	Year of Birth	1811
	Year of Death	1878
	Entry	Born 1811 : entered the 5th foot regt. in 1828, but exchanged into the 60th Rifles : Lt-Colonel, 1854 : at Meerut in the mutiny of 1857 : commanded his battalion at the Hindun, Badli-ka-sarai, and the siege of Delhi : led the left attack : Brigadier of the Rurki Field Force, in the Rohilkund campaign, and at Bareli : his success gained for him the name of ""Avenger"" : in the subsequent campaign in Oudh : C.B. : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : K.C.B. : Maj-General, 1868 : Lt-General, 1877 : died Feb. 21, 1878

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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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