Jacob, John, 1812-1858

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1828-1858 second lieutenant, Bombay artillery; 1836 lieutenant; 1838-1842 served in First Anglo-Afghan War with the Bombay column, army of the Indus; 1841 commandant of the Sind irregular horse; 1842 assistant political agent, eastern Kachhi; c 1846 recruited a second regiment named Jacob's Horse (incorporated into the Indian army in 1860); 1846 additional command, Silladar cavalry regiment; 1847-1858 political superintendent and commandant of the frontier of upper Sind; 1848 captain; 1848 brevet-major; 1855 lieutenant-colonel; 1856 acting commissioner, Sind; 1856 aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria; 1856 colonel; 1856 brigadier-general.

Epithet: army and political officer in India

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referencedIn 41567. MISCELLANEOUS letters and papers, etc., 0700-1927 British Library
creatorOf Papers of Brig-Gen John Jacob, Bombay Artillery 1828-58, Commandant, Scinde Irregular Horse 1841-58, Political Superintendent of Upper Sind 1847-58, 1817-1939 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband (1863-1942) and other members of his family, 1836-1981 British Library
creatorOf John Jacob papers., 1843-1851 British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Lewis Pelly, Indian Political Department 1851-75, 1842-1883 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XLVI (ff. 246). April-Dec. 1846.includes:f. 1 Lieutenant Edward Lechmere Russell, Bombay Army: Letter to Sir C. J. Napier: 1846. ff. 3, 145 Captain Henry Needham Scrope Shrapnel, formerly 3rd Dragoon Guards: Letters to Sir C.J. Napier: 1846. f... British Library
referencedIn LETTERS (42) of Lieut.-Gen. Sir James Outram, 1st Bart., to the Rev. [George Percy] Badger, D.C.L., and one (f. 96) on Badger's behalf to Sir C. Wood, Secretary of State for India; with eight letters (ff. 62, 81-87, 90, 92, 105, 108) to Badger from L... British Library
referencedIn Papers of Sir Bartle Frere, Bombay Civil Service 1834-67, Governor of Bombay 1862-67, 1815-1884 British Library
referencedIn Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere papers., 1858 British Library
referencedIn Sir James Outram papers., 1842 British Library
creatorOf FIRST AFGHAN WAR. Maps, plans and sketches, as follows: 1. ff. 1-14b. 'Route from Bamnacote to Candahar, Ghuznee, Cabool, Kelat, and Bukkur. Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus under the personal command of Genl Sir J Keane GCB GCH'. Includes ro..., 1840-1846 British Library
creatorOf Vol. LXXIX (ff. 163). 1842-1859.includes:ff. 1-3b Captain John Andras Guille, 25th Foot: Letter to William Napier: 1842, 1843. f. 4 Colonel John James Underwood, Madras Engineers: Letter to William Napier: 1843. f. 6 Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Ge..., 1842-1859 British Library
creatorOf Letters of Brig John Jacob to Maj William Henry Green (1823-1912), 1843-1859 British Library
creatorOf Vol. XLIX (ff. 186). July-Oct. 1848.includes:f. 1 Lieutenant Henry Curling, formerly 52nd Foot: Letter to Sir C. J. Napier,: 1848. f. 2 John Herbert Koe: Letters to Sir C. J. Napier: 1848. f. 4 Lieutenant William Adam Anstruther Thomson, Bengal Arm... British Library
referencedIn Papers of Hugh Trevor Lambrick, Indian Civil Service, Sind 1927-47, Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford 1947-71, 1802-1980 British Library
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Sind, India
Russia, Europe, Asia
Udaipur State, India
Gilgit, Kashmir
Dadhar, Baluchistan
Satara, Bombay
Himalaya Mountains, Tibet
Afghanistan, Asia
Hunza, Kashmir
Gohad, Gwalior State
Arabian Peninsula, Africa
Sind, India
Sind, India
Scotland, United Kingdom
Munsuntarh, Bombay (?)
Mount Everest, Tibet
Indus River, India
Persian Gulf, Asia
Tung-i-Guzk, Baluchistan
Bhowda, Bombay
Quetta, Baluchistan
Afghanistan, Asia
Abu, Rajputana
Sind, India
Iran, Asia
Gobi Desert, China
Sibi, Baluchistan
Central Asia, Asia
India, Asia
Samundri, the Punjab
Sind, Province of, India
Zanzibar, Africa
United States, North America
Khairpur State, India
Rouen, France
Mula Pass, Afghanistan
Budhapur, Sind
Iran, Asia
Sind, India
Indore State, India
Rhodesia, Africa
Quetta, Baluchistan
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Exmes, France
Rajputana, India
United States of America
Essay, France
Dera, Sind
Kachhi, Kalat State, Baluchistan
Pamir, India
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Herat, Afghanistan
South Africa, Africa
Sind, India
Srinagar, Kashmir
Bombay, India
Mysore State, India
Jacobabad, Sind
Mohenjo-Daro Site, Pakistan
Murree Hills, the Punjab
China, Asia
Kalat State, Pakistan
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Chesterfield House, London
North-West Frontier, India
Sind, India
Jaisalmer, India
Russia, Europe, Asia
Kerman, Iran
India, Asia
Miani, Sind
Central Asia, Asia
Manchuria, China
Sind, India
East Africa, Africa
Colworth House, Bedford
Mustagh Pass, Kashmir
Baroda State, India
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Tonk State, India
Bolan Pass, Baluchistan
North-West Frontier, India
Chitral State, India
Afghanistan, Asia
Afghanistan, Asia
Karachi, Pakistan
Bhutan, Asia
Gulmarg, Kashmir
Hyderabad, Sind
Vishalgurh, Bombay
Turkestan, Asia
Tibet, Asia
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Neufchâtel-en-Bray al. Chateauneuf de Lincourt, Seine-Inférieure
Nufoosk Pass, Afghanistan
Kalat State, Pakistan
Kalat, Baluchistan
Kalat State, Pakistan
Makran, Iran and Baluchistan
Baluchistan, Pakistan
Antwerp, Belgium
Bundi State, India
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Birth 1812-01-11

Death 1858-12-06

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