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'''Lieutenant General [[Image:Lt Gen Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet GCB KSI (1803-1863)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1819 as an ensign in the [[107th Pioneers.jpg‎|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiersright|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[112th Infantrythumb|12th Bombay Native Infantry]]. he spent 14 years in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandesh Khandesh] where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a [[Kandeesh Bhil Corps220px|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]]. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under Lt Gen Sir John Keane in the [[1st Afghan War]]James Outram, Bart. He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Capture of Kalat 1839|Capture of KelatGCB ]] and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed Sir Charles Napier's

   where he served '''Lieutenant General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet GCB KSI (1803-1863)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1819 as an ensign in the [[1st Burma War107th Pioneers|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was ADC made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[Willoughby Cotton112th Infantry|General Sir Willoughby Cotton12th Bombay Native Infantry]] . He spent 14 years in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandesh Khandesh] where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a [1st Afghan War[Kandeesh Bhil Corps|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]]. He took part served as political agent in Gujarat then under [[General Sale's March from Kabul to JalalabadJohn Keane|Sir John Keane]] and in the subsequent siege[[1st Afghan War]]. In He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Gwalior CampaignCapture of Kalat 1839|Capture of Kelat]] he and was Persian interpreter to political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed [[Hugh GoughCharles Napier|Sir Hugh GoughCharles Napier's]] and served in both policies which led to the [[1st Sikh WarSind Campaign]] and the annexation of the territory of the amirs. In 1847 he was made British resident at [[2nd Sikh WarBaroda]]. He rose to Quartermaster-General and then Adjutant-General but his campaign against corruption led to his dismissal from the British Army in Indiapost. After commanding In 1857 he was given a division command in the [[Persian War]], and his success gained him a GCB. At the outbreak of the [[Havelock's CampaignIndian Mutiny]] proved him a great military leader during he commanded two divisions of the [[Indian MutinyBengal Army]] and succeeded [[Henry Lawrence]] as Chief Commissioner of [[Oudh]]. He achieved was instrumental in the [[Recapture of Cawnpore July 1857|Recapture of Cawnpore]] and the [[First Recapture of Lucknow Relief]] but was . He retired to England in turn besieged and died of dysentery shortly after the town was freed1860.

[http://www.archive.org/stream/jamesoutrambiogr01gold#page/n9/mode/2up James Outram, a Biography Vol I] by Maj-Gen Sir F. J. Goldsmid CB KCSI (archive .org)<br />[http://www.archive.org/stream/jamesoutrambiogr02gold#page/n7/mode/2up James Outram, a Biography Vol II] by Maj-Gen Sir F. J. Goldsmid CB KCSI (archive .org)<br />[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YzkNAAAAYAAJzIBDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=titlepage The Life of frontcover&dq=James+Outram&hl=en&ei=LHW9TbrTF8u38QOpq6XBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut-General H. Havelock KCBSir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857''] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UvgdAAAAMAAJF9q1AAAAIAAJ&pgprintsec=PA1frontcover&dq=MemoirsLieut.-general+ofsir+Major-GeneralJames+Outram's+Sircampaign+Henryin+HavelockIndia,+(1860)1857-1858,&hl=en&ei=0YqhR57UMIk3W9TaSzBcnNswa9u8j8BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut.-oiQGMj_S2Cg#PPP11General Sir James Outram's campaign in India,M1 Memoirs of Sir Henry Havelock1857-1858''] Google Books<br>