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John Jacob
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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 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.