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'''Major General Sir Henry Tombs VC KCB (1825–1874)''' was a soldier of the [[East India Company]] who was born in Calcuttaand Calcutta and joined the Bengal Artillery in 1841. He was renowned for his bravery and leadership. He served in the Gwalior Campaign 1843, the [[1st Sikh War|Sutlej Campaign]] 1845-46 and the [[2nd Sikh War|Punjab Campaign]]. He commanded a troop of horse artillery during the [[Indian Mutiny]] and won the VC at the [[Siege of Delhi1857 - Idgah Battery|Siege of Delhi]]. He commanded the Bhutan Field Force in the [[Duar War]]1865. Ill health forced his retiremant to England in 1874 where he died at the early age of 49.

[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/325426/mode/1up Sir James OutramHenry Tombs] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_James_Outram,_1st_Baronet Henry_Tombs Henry Tombs] Wikipedia<br />[http://www.britishmedals.us/people/tombs.html Maj-Gen Sir James Outram, 1st BaronetHenry Tombs] Wikipediawww.britishmedals.us<br />[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7JjBbZwtikwC&pg=PA53&dq=Indian+Mutiny+1857+Tombs&hl=en&ei=-ZItTNWSGteUsQbD84i2Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=9&ved=0CFgQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q&f=false Major Henry Tombs] Symbol of Courage: The Men behind the Medal by Max Arthur 2005<br />[http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/coiwight.htm Tombs grave in Carisbrooke Cemetery] www.victoriacross.org.uk

==== Historical books on-line ====[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zIBDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=James+Outram&hl=en&ei=LHW9TbrTF8u38QOpq6XBBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857''] Google Books<br>[httpCategory://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F9q1AAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lieut.-general+sir+James+Outram's+campaign+in+IndiaBritish Military commanders|Tombs,+1857-1858,&hl=en&ei=k3W9TaSzBcnNswa9u8j8BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's campaign in India, 1857-1858''Henry]] Google Books<br> [[Category:British Military commandersVictoria Cross recipients|OutramTombs, JamesHenry]][[Category:People|OutramTombs, JamesHenry]]