John Nicholson

Brigadier-General John Nicholson (1822-1857) was a British soldier who went to India in 1839 to join the 41st Bengal Native Infantry. in 1841 where he served in the 1st China War. After a period in Hong Kong he commanded the regiment in the Sutlej Campaign in the 1st Sikh War. He again led the 9th lancers in the Punjab Campaign in the 2nd Sikh War where he won a high reputation. He commanded the cavalry division and later a movable column during the Indian Mutiny. He commanded the British forces in the 2nd China War and in 1861 was appointed commander-in-chief of the Madras Army. He returned to Britain in 1865.

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John Nicholson Dictionary of Indian Biography (1906)
John Nicholson Wikipedia