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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 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 [[John Keane|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    where he served in policies which led to the [[1st Burma WarSind Campaign]]and the annexation of the territory of the amirs. He In 1847 he was ADC to made British resident at [[Willoughby Cotton|General Sir Willoughby CottonBaroda]] but his campaign against corruption led to his dismissal from the post. In 1857 he was given a command in the [[1st Afghan Persian War]]and his success gained him a GCB. He took part in [[General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]] and At the subsequent siege. In outbreak of the [[Gwalior CampaignIndian Mutiny]] he was Persian interpreter to commanded two divisions of the [[Hugh Gough|Sir Hugh GoughBengal Army]] and served in both the succeeded [[1st Sikh WarHenry Lawrence]] and the as Chief Commissioner of [[2nd Sikh WarOudh]]. He rose to Quartermaster-General and then Adjutant-General to the British Army in India. After commanding a division was instrumental in the [[Persian WarRecapture of Cawnpore July 1857|Recapture of Cawnpore]], [[Havelock's Campaign]] proved him a great military leader during and the [[Indian MutinyRecapture of Lucknow]]. He achieved the [[First Lucknow Relief]] but was retired to England in turn besieged and died of dysentery shortly after the town was freed1860.

[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YzkNAAAAYAAJzIBDAAAAcAAJ&printsec=titlepage The Life of 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 H. Havelock KCBSir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857''] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UvgdAAAAMAAJF9q1AAAAIAAJ&pgprintsec=PA1frontcover&dq=MemoirsLieut.-general+sir+ofJames+Major-GeneralOutram's+Sircampaign+Henryin+HavelockIndia,+(1860)1857-1858,&hl=en&ei=0YqhR57UMIk3W9TaSzBcnNswa9u8j8BQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Lieut.-oiQGMj_S2Cg#PPP11General Sir James Outram's campaign in India,M1 Memoirs of Sir Henry Havelock1857-1858''] Google Books<br>