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 action of Najafghar, Aug. 25 : at the storming of Delhi, Sep. 14, he commanded the main storming party : shot through the chest, in the street fights : mortally wounded : lingered till Sep. 23 : buried near the Kashmir gate of Delhi : his death deplored as a public misfortune : opinions are unanimous of his qualities for command : his great physique, his fearlessness, decision, judgment, forethought, energy : trusted and followed anjrwhere by his men : noble, tender and kind, but stern to evil : would have been K.C.B. had he lived.

NICHOLSON, SIR LOTHIAN (1827–1893)

Son of George Thomas Nicholson : born Jan. 19, 1827 : educated at Brighton and Woolwich : joined the R.E. in 1846 : served in N. America : and through the Crimea : Brevet-Major, 1855 : in the mutiny, joined Sir Colin Campbell's Staff : present at the Alambagh and at the capture of Lucknow, March, 1858 : in the operations in Oudh and in the Tarai : C.B., 1859 : Maj-General, 1877 : Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey, 1878–83 : Lt-General, 1881 : Inspr-General of Fortifications, 1886 : K.C.B., 1887 : Governor of Gibraltar, 1891 : died there, June 27, 1893 : wrote papers on military engineering subjects.

NICHOLSON, SIR WILLIAM GUSTAVUS (1845–)

Born March 2, 1845 : son of William Nicholson : entered the Royal Engineers 1865, and became Colonel, 1891 : served in the Afghan war, 1878–80 : in the march from Kabul to Kandahar, and at the battle of Kandahar : Brevet- Major : Egyptian war, 1882, Tel-el-Kebir : Burmese expedition, 1886–7, as A.A.G. : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : Tirah expedition, 1897–8, as Chief of the Staff : K.C.B. : Adjutant-General in India, 1898–9 : South African war, 1899–1900, as Military Secretary to C. in C. and Director of Transport at Headquarters : Maj-General : Director-General of Mobilisation and Military Intelligence, War Office, 1901–4 : attached to the Japanese army, 1904–5 : appointed Governor of Gibraltar, 1905 : resigned the appointment.

NICOLLS, SIR JASPER (1778–1849)

Born July 15, 1778 : son of Col. Nicolls : educated at Dublin University: joined the Army, 1793 : went to India, 1802, as Military Secretary to his uncle when C. in C, Bombay : at Argaum and Gawilghar : Major, 1804 : distinguished himself at Buenos Ayres, 1807 : at Corunna : at Walcheren : Q.M.G. in India, 1812 : C.B. : in the Nipal war, 1814–6, conquered Kumaon : commanded a Brigade in the Pindari-Mahratta war, 1817–8 : Maj-General, 1821 : commanded a Division in Madras, 1825–9, and at Bhartpur, 1826, commanded one of the attacking columns : K.C.B. : Lt-General, 1837 : C. in C, Madras, 1838 : C. in C, in India, 1839–43 : opposed the continued occupation of Kabul : Colonel of the 5th foot : died May 4, 1849.

NIGHTINGALL, SIR MILES (1768–1829)

Born Dec. 25, 1768 : joined the Army at Madras, 1787 : served at Dindigul and Palicaudcherry, 1790 : Brig-Major under Cornwallis at Bangalore and Seringapatam, 1792 : at the capture of Pondicherry, 1793 : Captain, 1794 : in the W. Indies and America : on Cornwallis' Staff in Ireland and France : Q.M.G. in Bengal, 1803 : at Agra and Laswari under Lake : Military Secretary to Cornwallis when Governor-General, 1805 : in Portugal and the Peninsula : C. in C. in Java, 1813–5 : Lt-General, 1814 : K.C.B., 1815 : C. in C., Bombay, 1816–9 : M.P. for Eye, 1820 and 1826 : died Sep. 12, 1829.

NIXON, JOHN ECCLES (1857–)

Maj-General : born Aug. 16, 1857 : son of Maj-General J. P. Nixon: educated at Wellington : served in the Afghan war, 1879–80 : Mahsud-Wuziri expedition, 1881 : Chitral Relief Force as D.A.Q.M.G. : Brevet-Lt-Colonel : Tirah expedition, 1897–8, as Chief Staff Officer : Tochi Field Force : commanded a Brigade in S. Africa, 1901–2 : commanding Bangalore District since 1903 : author of Military Notes on Tactics, Law, and Staff Officers on Field Service.

NOBLE, REV. ROBERT TURLINGTON (1809–1865)

Son of Rev. John Noble : born Jan. or Feb. 1809 : educated (Scholar) at Oakham,