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'''Brigadier-General John Nicholson (1822-1857)''' was a British soldier who served in India.  ==Early career==He went to India in 1839 to join the [[41st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|41st Bengal Native Infantry]]. He then transferred to the [[27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|27th Bengal Native Infantry]] and served in the [[1st Afghan War]] when he was taken prisoner following the [[Siege of Ghazni]]. He also served in the [[1st Sikh War]] and was a protegé of Sir [[Henry Lawrence]] who made him a political officer on the North West Frontier. He was revered by local tribesmen and inspired a the famous cult of 'Nikal Seyn', or 'Nikal-Seynis' (followers of Nikal-Seyn/Nicholson).  ==The Indian Mutiny and later career==He commanded the Punjab Movable Column soon after the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] and carrid out numerous indiscriminate executions of suspected rebels. He was responsible for the destruction of the [[46th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|46th Bengal Native Infantry]] at [[Battle of Trimmoo Ghaut|Trimmoo Ghat]]. He took part in the [[Recapture of Delhi Sep 1857|Recapture of Delhi]] where he led the 1st Column of the storming parties. He was killed mortally in the assaulton the Kashmir Gate of old Dehli and died a few days later<ref>Charles Allen, ''Soldier-Sahibs:The Men who made the North-West Frontier'', London, 2000, p.323 and pp.325-327</ref>. He had close links to the famous Hayat Family of [[Wah]], in northern [[Punjab]], as a prominent member of this family, Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan, CSI (1833-1901), served under Nicholson's command until his demise<ref>Allen, pp. 307, 309, 321, 326 and 337-338</ref>. ==Memorial==A Memorial, called 'Nicholson's Memorial' or 'Nicholson's Monument', in the form of an obelisk, was erected in his honour by various friends and admirers later, in the Margalla Pass between [[Taxila]] and [[Rawalpindi]] in the Punjab. A drinking water fountain was also later on made at the base of this Pass, on the main [[Grand Trunk Road]], to facilitate travellers. ==References=={{reflist}}