1. LAIRDEE

LAIRDEE (d. 1846), an Englishman who deserted the East India Company`s artillery and came to Lahore. He took up service under the Sikhs in 1842. He trained the gunners and was one of the few Europeans who actually fought against the English in the fi...

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2. LANE, STEPHEN

LANE, STEPHEN, an American, wlio served for some years in Scindia`s army rising lo the rank of lieutenant. Hejoined Maharaja Ranjit Singh`s army in 1834, and was entrusted with the command of a battalion. Being an habitual drunkard, he was dismissed ...

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3. LAWRENCE, JOHN IAIRD MAIR

LAWRENCE, JOHN IAIRD MAIR (18111879), GovernorGeneral of India, younger brother of Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, was born on 4 March 1811 at Richmond, in Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Bristol, Londonderry, Bath and Haileybury. In 1830, he l...

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4. LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY

LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (18061857), elder brother of GovernorGeneral John Laird Mair Lawrence, was born on 28 June 1806 at Matura, in Ceylon. After education at schools in Londonderry and Bristol, he joined the Bengal Artillery, in 1823, as a ...

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5. LEIGH, WILLIAM

LEIGH, WILLIAM, an Irish adventurer, who while serving with the 19th Light Dragoons in Bombay, shot down, in 1803, his captain and fled his unit. He travelled in the remote parts of Sindh and Afghanistan. In Khorasan he embraced Islam and adopted the...

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