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'''Brigadier-General John Nicholson (1822-1857)''' was a British soldier who went to [[India]] in 1839 to join the [[41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|41st Bengal Native Infantry]]. 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/315/mode/1up John Nicholson] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(East_India_Company_officer) John Nicholson] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Nicholson, John]]
[[Category:People|Nicholson, John]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/315/mode/1up John Nicholson] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Nicholson_(East_India_Company_officer) John Nicholson] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Nicholson, John]]
[[Category:People|Nicholson, John]]
