1. SHERIFF

SHERIFF, a Spaniard, who joined the Sikh army as an engineer in 1841 on a salary of Rs 300 per month. He had not been in service more than an year when he fell off his horse and died in Lahore.

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2. SMITH, SIR HARRY GEORGE WAKELYN

SMITH, SIR HARRY GEORGE WAKELYN (17871860), divisional commander of the British army of the Sutlej, under Lord Hugh Gough, in the First AngloSikh war (184546). Pie was a veteran of the Peninsular war and had also taken part in the battle of Waterloo....

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3. STEINBACH, HENRY

STEINBACH, HENRY, a Prussian, was one of the many European adventurers who secured employment in the Punjab under Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his successors. Steinbach joined the Sikh infantry in 1836 as a battalion commander on a starting salary of Rs...

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