1. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM

CAMPBELL, WILLIAM (d. 1866), a Scotsman, who came to Lahore in September 1828 and was employed in the Sikh cavalry and given command of a regiment of 1200 horse. He soon gained the favour of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, but was dismissed from the service i...

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2. CANORA (KANARA), FRANCIS JOHN

CANORA (KANAKA), FRANCIS JOHN (17991848), an Irishman, inscribed in Khalsa Darbar records variously as Kenny, Kennedy and Khora. Roaming across many countries, he reached Lahore in 1831, and joined Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s artillery on a daily wage of...

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3. CLERK, SIR GEORGE RUSSELL

CLERK, SIR GEORGE RUSSELL (18001889), diplomat, son of John Clerk, entered the service of the East India Company as a writer in 1817. After various appointments in Calcutta, Rajputana and Delhi, he became political agent at Ambala in 1831. He was app...

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4. CORTLANDT. HENRY CHARLES VAN

CORTLANDT. HENRY CHARLES VAN (18141888), son of Colonel Henry Clinton Van Cortlandt of the British army, by an Indian wife, was born at Meerut in 1814, and was educated in England. In 1832, he returned to India and joined Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s army...

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5. COURT, CAROLINE FEZLI AZAMJOO

COURT, CAROLINE FEZLI AZAMJOO (18211869), born as Fezli Azamjoo in Kashmir on 13 June 1821, married Claude Auguste Court, a general in the Sikh army, by 1836. They had three children by the time they left the Punjab in 1843. On 25 June 1844, Fezli an...

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