1. GARDNER, ALEXANDER HAUGHTON CAMPBELL

GARDNER, ALEXANDER HAUGHTON CAMPBELL (17851877). son of a Scottish immigrant, was, according to an autobiographical account, born in North America in 1785. As a boy, he learnt Italian, Spanish, Latin and Greek, and proceeded in 1807 to Ireland to tra...

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2. GILBERT, SIR WALTER RALEIGH

GILBERT, SIR WALTER RALEIGH (17851853), divisional commander of the British army under Lord Hugh Gough in the first and second AngloSikh wars, son of the Rev Edmund Gilbert, was born in Bodmin, England, in 1785. In 1801, he joined the Bengal infantry...

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3. GILLMORE

GILLMORE, an English deserter from British army who came to Lahore in 1833 and entered the Sikh service. He attained the rank of colonel and commanded a regiment. He married a Kashmir! Muslim woman and had children by her. He died of cholera at Lahor...

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4. GILLOT

GILLOT or Quilette, a Frenchman, who had served in the French navy before joining the Khalsa army in 1842. He was entrusted with the task of training artillery recruits. He secured his discharge after two years` stay in Lahore.

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5. GOMEZ

GOMEZ, also known as Lawrence Goniez Allard, was a Portuguese. Hejoined the Khalsa army in 1842. After the AngloSikh wars, he was taken by the British as adjutant in one of the police battalions raised from the disbanded Sikh soldiery. He retired in ...

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