People in the North West and nearby countries

External links

“Desi Irish Raja of Haryana” by Amit Arora July 24, 2016 The Times of India Chandigarh. The story of George Thomas, born 1756. Wikipedia
Europeans in Sikh History from All About Sikhs
European adventurers, scholars and officials from The Sikh Encyclopedia. Equivalent page from an earlier website, now archived, which some may find easier to navigate.

‪Military Memoirs of Mr. George Thomas; Who, by Extraordinary Talents and Enterprise, Rose from an Obscure Situation to the Rank of a General, in the Service of the Native Powers in the North-West of India‬ by William Francklin 1805. Reprinted in London 1805
A Particular Account of the European Adventurers of Hindustan 1784 to 1803 by Herbert Compton (1893) Includes George Thomas. Archive.org
Hindustan Under Free Lances, 1770-1820: Sketches of Military Adventure in Hindustan by Henry George Keene 1907 Archive.org. Includes George Thomas.
European Adventurers of Northern India 1785 to 1849 by C. Grey [Charles] first published in 1929. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. 2nd file, Archive.org. It is also available to download as a pdf file from Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. A description of the book says “This is a record of the adventurers, buccaneers, buffoons and entrepreneurs who cut a swathe through the heart of the Raj, before and during the golden age of British-ruled India.”^[1] Read more about the book in this link from Sikh Encyclopedia, now an archived webpage. It contains biographical sketches of over one hundred Europeans who came to or served in the Punjab during Sikh times.

For other books by Charles Grey, see Maritime Service

Soldier and traveller; memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the service of Maharaja Ranjit Singh [1785-1877] edited by Major Hugh Pearse 1898 Archive.org. "The fantastic adventures of the tartan-turbaned colonel" by William Dalrymple 13 May 2017 The Spectator, archived.
European Freebooters In Moghul India by Lester Hutchinson 1964. Archive.org mirror version from Digital Library of India. For some editions, the full title has the additional wording [With special reference to Walter R. Sombre, George Thomas and Benoît de Boigne]