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'''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 [[107th Pioneers|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[112th Infantry|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 Corps|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]]. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under Sir John Keane in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Capture of Kalat 1839|Capture of Kelat]] and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed Sir Charles Napier's
[[Image:Lt Gen Sir James Outram.jpg‎|right|thumb|220px|Lt Gen Sir James Outram, Bart. GCB ]]


 
'''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 [[107th Pioneers|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[112th Infantry|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 Corps|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]]. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under [[John Keane|Sir John Keane]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Capture of Kalat 1839|Capture of Kelat]] and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed [[Charles Napier|Sir Charles Napier's]] policies which led to the [[Sind Campaign]] and the annexation of the territory of the amirs. In 1847 he was made British resident at [[Baroda]] but his campaign against corruption led to his dismissal from the post. In 1857 he was given a command in the [[Persian War]] and his success gained him a GCB. At the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] he commanded two divisions of the [[Bengal Army]] and succeeded [[Henry Lawrence]] as Chief Commissioner of [[Oudh]]. He was instrumental in the [[Recapture of Cawnpore July 1857|Recapture of Cawnpore]] and the [[Recapture of Lucknow]]. He retired to England in 1860.
 
 
where he served in the [[1st Burma War]]. He was ADC to [[Willoughby Cotton|General Sir Willoughby Cotton]] in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He took part in [[General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]] and the subsequent siege. In the [[Gwalior Campaign]] he was Persian interpreter to [[Hugh Gough|Sir Hugh Gough]] and served in both the [[1st Sikh War]] and the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He rose to Quartermaster-General and then Adjutant-General to the British Army in India. After commanding a division in the [[Persian War]], [[Havelock's Campaign]] proved him a great military leader during the [[Indian Mutiny]]. He achieved the [[First Lucknow Relief]] but was in turn besieged and died of dysentery shortly after the town was freed.


== External links ==
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/325/mode/1up Sir James Outram] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/325/mode/1up Sir James Outram] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_James_Outram,_1st_Baronet Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet] Wikipedia<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_James_Outram,_1st_Baronet Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet] Wikipedia<br />
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=f0VnzMelzm8C&pg=PA852&lpg=PA852&dq=James+Outram+1844&source=bl&ots=SIUi8oRx8d&sig=r48WqTk8S4bn9sK8ZecERr4mZcY&hl=en&ei=oBa5Ts3dOIyZhQeq4MnIBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=James%20Outram%201844&f=false Outram, Sir James (Baronet)] Google Books


==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on-line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YzkNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage The Life of General H.  Havelock KCB] Google Books<br>
[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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UvgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Memoirs+of+Major-General+Sir+Henry+Havelock+(1860)&ei=0YqhR57UMI-oiQGMj_S2Cg#PPP11,M1 Memoirs of Sir Henry Havelock] Google Books<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=zIBDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=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 Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857''] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lieut.-general+sir+James+Outram's+campaign+in+India,+1857-1858,&hl=en&ei=k3W9TaSzBcnNswa9u8j8BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's campaign in India, 1857-1858''] Google Books<br>


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Latest revision as of 11:52, 8 November 2011

Lt Gen Sir James Outram, Bart. GCB

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 4th Bombay Native Infantry. He was made a lieutenant in the Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry then transferred to the 12th Bombay Native Infantry. He spent 14 years in the Khandesh where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a Bhil Light Infantry Corps. He served as political agent in Gujarat then under Sir John Keane in the 1st Afghan War. He accompanied General Willshire to the Capture of Kelat and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed Sir Charles Napier's policies which led to the Sind Campaign and the annexation of the territory of the amirs. In 1847 he was made British resident at Baroda but his campaign against corruption led to his dismissal from the post. In 1857 he was given a command in the Persian War and his success gained him a GCB. At the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny he commanded two divisions of the Bengal Army and succeeded Henry Lawrence as Chief Commissioner of Oudh. He was instrumental in the Recapture of Cawnpore and the Recapture of Lucknow. He retired to England in 1860.

External links

Sir James Outram Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet Wikipedia
Outram, Sir James (Baronet) Google Books

Historical books on-line

James Outram, a Biography Vol I by Maj-Gen Sir F. J. Goldsmid CB KCSI (archive .org)
James Outram, a Biography Vol II by Maj-Gen Sir F. J. Goldsmid CB KCSI (archive .org)
Lieut-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857 Google Books
Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's campaign in India, 1857-1858 Google Books

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