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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	Lumsden
	First Name(s)	Peter Stark
	Titles	Sir
	Year of Birth	1829
	Entry	General : born Nov. 9, 1829 : son of Colonel T. Lumsden, C.B. : educated at Addiscombe : entered the Indian Army, 1847: served in N.W. Frontier campaign, 1851- 4 : on the special mission to Kandahar, 1857 : in the China war, 1860, at the capture of Taku Forts and Pekin : with Bhutan Field Force, 1865 : D.Q.M.G., 1864-8 : Q.M.G., 1868-73 : acting Resident at Hyderabad, 1873 : Adjutant-General, : Chief of the Staff in India, 1879 : A.D.C. to Queen Victoria, 1870- 81 : Member of the Council of India, 1883-93 : British Commissioner for the demarcation of the N.W. boundary of Afghanistan, 1884-5 : C.S.I., 1870 : K.C.B., 1879 : G.C.B., 1885 : D.L. : J. P. : author of Lumsden of the Guides, 1899

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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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