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'''Lieutenant General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet GCB KSI (1803-1863)''' was a British soldier who went to India in 1819 as an ensign in the [[107th Pioneers|4th Bombay Native Infantry]]. He was made a lieutenant in the [[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry]] then transferred to the [[112th Infantry|12th Bombay Native Infantry]]. he spent 14 years in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khandesh Khandesh] where he gained the confidence of the Bhil tribespeople and raised a [[Kandeesh Bhil Corps|Bhil Light Infantry Corps]].He served as political agent in Gujarat then under Sir John Keane in the [[1st Afghan War]]. He accompanied General Willshire to the [[Capture of Kalat 1839|Capture of Kelat]] and was political agent in Lower Sind and later also Upper Sind. He bitterly opposed Sir Charles Napier's

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