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Nicholson, John
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
An Indian officer, born in Dublin, son of a physician; served in the Sikh Wars, and at the outbreak of the Mutiny in 1857 in the Punjab crushed it in the bud; led the attack at the siege of Delhi, Sept. 14, but fell mortally wounded as the storming party were entering the Cabul Gate (1821-1857).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Nicholson, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/n/nicholson-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.