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 W. H. Macnaghten (q.v.) in 1838, in the fighting in the Khyber, 1839 : sent to obtain information, in 1839–40, of the Amir Dost Muhammad after his flight : during the winter at Bameean : killed, when Dost Muhammad defeated the British force, at Parwandarra, Nov. 2, 1840.

LORIMER, JOHN GORDON ( ? - )

I.C.S. : educated at Edinburgh University and Christ Church, Oxford : joined the Indian Civil Service in the Panjab, and became a Deputy Commissioner, 1902 : Political Officer, North Waziristan, 1898–9, and in the Khyber, 1899 : Assistant Secretary in the Foreign Department of the Government of India, 1899–1900 : author of Customary Law of the Peshawar District, Grammar and Vocabulary of Waziri-Pashtu : C.I.E., 1902.

LOW, CHARLES RATHBONE (1837–)

Born Oct. 30, 1837 : son of Major J. H. Low : educated at Douglas College, Isle of Man : joined the Indian Navy, 1853 : served in Indian and China seas, the Persian Gulf, Red Sea, and East Coast of Africa : Assistant Secretary and Librarian, Royal United Service Institute, 1865–8 : author of many books, including History of the British Navy, 1872; Life of Sir G. Pollock, 1873; History of the Indian Navy, 1877; The First Afghan War, 1879; Life of Lord Roberts, 1883.

LOW, SIR JOHN (1788–1880)

Son of Captain Robert Low : born Dec. 13, 1788 : educated at St. Andrew's University : entered the ist Madras N.I., in 1805: bepame Brig-General, 1854: General, 1867 : in the Java expedition, 1811 : against the Guntur rebels, 1816 : A.D.C. to Sir J. Malcolm at Mahidpur, 1817 : in the Chindwarra district, 1818 : Resident with Baji Rao (q.v.), the Ex-peshwa, at Cawnpur, 1819–25 : Political Agent at Jaipur, 1825 : at Gwalior, 1830 : Resident at Lucknow, 1831–42 : C.B., 1838 : Agent to the Governor-General for Rajputana, 1848–52 : Resident at Hyderabad, 1852–3 : negotiated the treaty of May 21, 1853, with the Nizam : Military Member of the Supreme Council, Sep. 1853 : resigned in April, 1858 : advocated interference in Oudh in 1855 : K.C.B., 1862 : G.C.S.I., 1873 : died Jan. 10, 1880.

LOW, SIR ROBERT CUNLIFFE (1838–)

General : born 1838 : son of General Sir John Low, K.C.B. : entered the Bengal Cavahry, 1854 : served in the Indian mutiny, 1857–8 : Afghan war, 1879–80 : Burmah war, 1886–8 : commanded the Chitral expedition, 1895 : commanded the forces in Bombay, 1898–1903 : G.C.B., 1896.

LOWE, EDWARD WILLIAM HOWE DE LANCY (1820–1880)

Son of Sir Hudson Lowe : born Feb. 8, 1820 : educated at Sandhurst : entered the 32nd regt., 1837 : served in the Panjab campaign of 1848–9, at Multan and Gujarat : at Lucknow, in command of the 32nd, throughout the defence, and in the subsequent operations : in the Oudh campaign, 1858–9 : C.B. : retired, 1872 : Maj-General, 1877 : died Oct. 21, 1880.

LOWIS, JOHN (1801–1871)

I.C.S. : son of Capt. Ninian Lowis of the E. I. Co.'s Navy : born Jan. 19, 1801; educated at the High School, Edinburgh, and at Haileybury, 1817–19 : served in Lower Bengal, Magte-Collr of Rajshahi, 1823 : Commissioner of Dacca, 1836 : Member of the Board of Revenue, 1842, Member of the Supreme Council of the Governor-General, Dec. 1, 1848, to Dec. 1, 1853 : died Jan. 1, 1871.

LUCAS, SIR ALFRED WILLIAM (1822–1896)

General : son of Charles Lucas : entered the Bombay Army, 1838 : served in the S. Mahratta campaign, 1844–5 : in the Persian war, 1856–7 : at Muhamra : in the mutiny, 1857–9 : in the Rajputana Field Force, at the taking of Kotah, in the pursuit of Tantia Topi : Brevet -Major : Head of the Commissariat Department in the Abyssinian expedition, 1867–8 : Brevet-Colonel : C.B. : Deputy Commissary General, Bombay, 1863–77 : General, 1889 : K.C.B., 1893 : died Feb. 19, 1896.<section end="Lucas, Sir Alfred William" />

<section begin="Luck, Sir George" />LUCK, SIR GEORGE (1840–)

Born Oct. 24, 1840 : educated privately : joined the Army, 1858 : Lt-Colonel, 15th<section end="Luck, Sir George" />