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Grant, Sir James Hope

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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General, brother of Sir Francis Grant, born at Kilgraston, Perthshire; first distinguished himself in the Sikh Wars, and took a leading part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny; in 1859 he commanded the British forces in China, and captured Pekin; was created a G.C.B. in 1860 and a general in 1872; he published several works bearing upon the wars in which he had been engaged (1808-1875).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grant, Sir James Hope'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/grant-sir-james-hope.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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