The life of John Nicholson, soldier and administrator; based on private and hitherto unpublished documents . have appointed Nicholson to some command under Outramin the Persian Gulf, but for the fact that Outrams officersall belonged to the Bombay Presidency. Nicholson, in fact,was weary of civil duties which involved obedience to theorders of so masterful a ruler as John Lawrence, andgladly would he have exchanged his official trammelsfor the command of an irregular brigade either on thisfrontier or at the seat of war. Meanwhile the time wasvery near when all his best efforts would be needed
The life of John Nicholson, soldier and administrator; based on private and hitherto unpublished documents . have appointed Nicholson to some command under Outramin the Persian Gulf, but for the fact that Outrams officersall belonged to the Bombay Presidency. Nicholson, in fact,was weary of civil duties which involved obedience to theorders of so masterful a ruler as John Lawrence, andgladly would he have exchanged his official trammelsfor the command of an irregular brigade either on thisfrontier or at the seat of war. Meanwhile the time wasvery near when all his best efforts would be needed tosave not only the Punjab, but all Northern India froma foe far more dangerous than the Shah of Persia. Five years later, in February, 1862, when Nicholsonsname had become a glorious memory, and Lord Canningwas about to retire from the scene of his hardest trialsand noblest achievements, he received Edwardes oncemore at Government House. Do you remember, mylord, asked Sir Herbert Edwardes, our last conversationabout John Nicholson ? Lord Canning answered withmuch feeling, I remember it well ^ Kaye. IND. BEFERENCE NOTEBRITISH TROOPS COLOURED REDNATIVE TROOPS COLOURED BLUE II CAVALRY REGIMENT •> DETACHMENT ? ? INFANTRY REGIMENT i« MUTINIED ? ? INFANTRY COMPANY ? DISARMED II ARTILLERY RAILWAY + + Grand Trunk Road NDJAN MUTIUV-IHAP SHOWING DISTRIBUTION OF TROOPS OH Ut mi 1867
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