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'''General Sir James Hope Grant GCB (1808-1875)''' was a British soldier who went to China with the [[9th (The Queen's Royal) Lancers|9th Lancers]] 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.
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/176/mode/1up James Hope Grant] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant James Hope Grant] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Napier, Charles]]
[[Category:People|Napier, Charles]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/176/mode/1up James Hope Grant] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Hope_Grant James Hope Grant] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Napier, Charles]]
[[Category:People|Napier, Charles]]
