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*[http://www.archive.org/details/aparticularacco00goog ''A Particular Account of the European Adventurers of Hindustan 1784 to 1803''] by Herbert Compton (1893) Includes George Thomas. Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/details/aparticularacco00goog ''A Particular Account of the European Adventurers of Hindustan 1784 to 1803''] by Herbert Compton (1893) Includes George Thomas. Archive.org | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/hindustanunderf01keengoog#page/n10/mode/1up ''Hindustan Under Free Lances, 1770-1820: Sketches of Military Adventure in Hindustan''] by Henry George Keene 1907 Archive.org. Includes George Thomas. | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/hindustanunderf01keengoog#page/n10/mode/1up ''Hindustan Under Free Lances, 1770-1820: Sketches of Military Adventure in Hindustan''] by Henry George Keene 1907 Archive.org. Includes George Thomas. | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62849/page/n1/mode/2up ''European Adventurers of Northern India 1785 to 1849''] by C. Grey [Charles] first published in 1929. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7272/page/n1/mode/2up 2nd file, Archive.org]. It is also available to [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1929-european-adventurers-of-northern-india-1785-1849-by-grey-and-garrett-s-pdf/ download as a pdf file] from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]]. A description of the book says “This is a record of the adventurers, buccaneers, buffoons and entrepreneurs who cut a swathe through the heart of the Raj, before and during the golden age of British-ruled India.”<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/european-adventurers-of-northern-india-1785-to-1849/ Naval and Military Press]</ref> Read more about the book in this link from [https://web.archive.org/web/20170909165956/http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/historical-events/the-british-and-sikhs-1849-1947/european-adventurers-of-northern-indiaThe Sikh Encyclopedia], now an archived webpage. It contains biographical sketches of over one hundred Europeans who came to or served in the Punjab during Sikh times. |
| − | *[https://archive.org/details/soldiertraveller00gardiala ''Soldier and traveller; memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh''] [1785-1877] edited by Major Hugh Pearse 1898 Archive.org. [https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/the-fantastic-adventures-of-the-tartan-turbaned-colonel/ | + | :For other books by Charles Grey, see [[Maritime Service#Historical books online|Maritime Service]] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://archive.org/details/soldiertraveller00gardiala ''Soldier and traveller; memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh''] [1785-1877] edited by Major Hugh Pearse 1898 Archive.org. [https://web.archive.org/web/20181215153319/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/05/the-fantastic-adventures-of-the-tartan-turbaned-colonel/ "The fantastic adventures of the tartan-turbaned colonel"] by William Dalrymple 13 May 2017 ''The Spectator'', archived. |
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.533458 ''European Freebooters In Moghul India''] by Lester Hutchinson 1964. Archive.org mirror version from Digital Library of India. For some editions, the full title has the additional wording ''[With special reference to Walter R. Sombre, George Thomas and Benoît de Boigne]'' | ||
===Recommended Reading === | ===Recommended Reading === | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 19 December 2020
External links
- “Desi Irish Raja of Haryana” by Amit Arora July 24, 2016 The Times of India Chandigarh. The story of George Thomas, born 1756. Wikipedia
- Europeans in Sikh History from All About Sikhs
- European adventurers, scholars and officials from The Sikh Encyclopedia. Equivalent page from an earlier website, now archived, which some may find easier to navigate.
- Dramatis Personae of the History and Exploration of the Greater Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamirs, Hindu-Kush, Tibet, Afghanistan, High Tartary and Surrounding Territories, up to 1921 from BillBuxton.com
Historical books online
- Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas; Who, by Extraordinary Talents and Enterprise, Rose from an Obscure Situation to the Rank of a General, in the Service of the Native Powers in the North-West of India by William Francklin 1805. Reprinted in London 1805
- A Particular Account of the European Adventurers of Hindustan 1784 to 1803 by Herbert Compton (1893) Includes George Thomas. Archive.org
- Hindustan Under Free Lances, 1770-1820: Sketches of Military Adventure in Hindustan by Henry George Keene 1907 Archive.org. Includes George Thomas.
- European Adventurers of Northern India 1785 to 1849 by C. Grey [Charles] first published in 1929. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. 2nd file, Archive.org. It is also available to download as a pdf file from Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. A description of the book says “This is a record of the adventurers, buccaneers, buffoons and entrepreneurs who cut a swathe through the heart of the Raj, before and during the golden age of British-ruled India.”[1] Read more about the book in this link from Sikh Encyclopedia, now an archived webpage. It contains biographical sketches of over one hundred Europeans who came to or served in the Punjab during Sikh times.
- For other books by Charles Grey, see Maritime Service
- Soldier and traveller; memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh [1785-1877] edited by Major Hugh Pearse 1898 Archive.org. "The fantastic adventures of the tartan-turbaned colonel" by William Dalrymple 13 May 2017 The Spectator, archived.
- European Freebooters In Moghul India by Lester Hutchinson 1964. Archive.org mirror version from Digital Library of India. For some editions, the full title has the additional wording [With special reference to Walter R. Sombre, George Thomas and Benoît de Boigne]
Recommended Reading
- The Maharajah’s Box by Christy Campbell . The story of Duleep Singh, last King of the Sikhs, and his attempts to regain his Kingdom.
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