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'''Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 – 1858)''' was an officer of the British [[East India Company]] who went to India in 1828 with a commission in the [[Bombay Artillery]]. He served in the [[1st Afghan War]] in the artillery and then commanded the [[Scinde Horse]] creating a second regiment which was called [[Jacob's Horse]]. He was political officer in the [[North West Frontier Province|Northwest Frontier]] and the town of [[Jacobabad]] was named after him. As a Brigadier-General he commanded the cavalry in the [[Persian War]]. He returned to the North West Frontier and raised two regiments of infantry. He died of a fever in 1858. | '''Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 – 1858)''' was an officer of the British [[East India Company]] who went to India in 1828 with a commission in the [[Bombay Artillery]]. He served in the [[1st Afghan War]] in the artillery and then commanded the [[Scinde Horse]] creating a second regiment which was called [[Jacob's Horse]]. He was political officer in the [[North West Frontier Province|Northwest Frontier]] and the town of [[Jacobabad]] was named after him. As a Brigadier-General he commanded the cavalry in the [[Persian War]]. He returned to the North West Frontier and raised two regiments of infantry. He died of a fever in 1858. | ||
[[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave]] | [[Image:John_jacob_grave.jpg|thumb|200px|John Jacob's grave in Jacobabad]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://www.myjacobfamily.com/favershamjacobs/johnjacob1.htm Brigadier General John Jacob CB of Jacobabad] 1812 – 1858 www.myjacobfamily.com<br /> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/219/mode/1up John Jacob] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/219/mode/1up John Jacob] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br /> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_(East_India_Company_officer) John Jacob] Wikipedia<br /> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jacob_(East_India_Company_officer) John Jacob] Wikipedia<br /> | ||
==== Historical books | ==== Historical books online ==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xcoHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA467 Obituary of John Jacob], commander of the Scinde Horse, died 1858 Google Books | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/generaljohnjacob00shanrich ''General John Jacob Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad''] by Alexander Innes Shand 1900 Archive.org | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/johnjacobofjacob0000lamb/page/n5 ''John Jacob of Jacobabad''] by H T Lambrick, 2nd edition 1975, first published 1960. Archive.org Lending Library. | |||
[[Category:British Military commanders|Jacob, John]] | [[Category:British Military commanders|Jacob, John]] | ||
[[Category:People|Jacob, John]] | [[Category:People|Jacob, John]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 18 June 2019
Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 – 1858) was an officer of the British East India Company who went to India in 1828 with a commission in the Bombay Artillery. He served in the 1st Afghan War in the artillery and then commanded the Scinde Horse creating a second regiment which was called Jacob's Horse. He was political officer in the Northwest Frontier and the town of Jacobabad was named after him. As a Brigadier-General he commanded the cavalry in the Persian War. He returned to the North West Frontier and raised two regiments of infantry. He died of a fever in 1858.
External links
Brigadier General John Jacob CB of Jacobabad 1812 – 1858 www.myjacobfamily.com
John Jacob Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
John Jacob Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Obituary of John Jacob, commander of the Scinde Horse, died 1858 Google Books
- General John Jacob Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad by Alexander Innes Shand 1900 Archive.org
- John Jacob of Jacobabad by H T Lambrick, 2nd edition 1975, first published 1960. Archive.org Lending Library.