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==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=xcoHAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA467 Obituary of John Jacob], commander of the Scinde Horse, died 1858 Google Books | *[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/ | *[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 | ||
[[Category:British Military commanders|Jacob, John]] | [[Category:British Military commanders|Jacob, John]] | ||
[[Category:People|Jacob, John]] | [[Category:People|Jacob, John]] | ||
Revision as of 11:22, 24 September 2015
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 on-line
- 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