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 the Military Dept., from 1852 for several years, including the mutiny: K.C.B. in 1860: retired 1861: Lt-General: died Feb. 25, 1875.

BIRD, SIR GEORGE CORRIE (1838–)

Born, 1838: entered the Indian Army, 1856: Maj-General, 1895: General, 1899: served in the mutiny: in Afghan war, 1878–80: at Ahmad Kheyl: Brevet Lt-Colonel: in Burma, 1892–3: in the N.W. Frontier campaign, 1897–8: commanded the Oudh district, 1895–6: the Panjab Frontier Force, 1897–8: C.B., 1890: K.C.I.E., 1899.

BIRD, JAMES ( ? - ? )

Belonged to the Bombay Medical Establishment: member of the Medical Board: Secretary to the Bombay Asiatic Society, 1844–7: wrote on various subjects, historical and archaeological, connected with India: author of an Analysis of the Mirat-i-Ahmadi, A History of the Province of Gujarat, translated from the Persian.

BIRD, LOUIS SAUNDERS (1792–1874)

Lt-General: entered the E. I. Co.'s Bengal Army in 1808: at the capture of the Mauritius, 1810: under Ochterlony in the Nipal war, 1816: in Oudh in 1816–7: in the Pindari war, 1817–9: in Bundelkund, 1821: in Hariana, 1824–5: against the Kols, 1832–3: in the Satlaj campaign of 1845–6: in the battles of Mudki, Firozshahr, Badiwal, Aliwal: Brevet Lt-Colonel: commanded a Brigade in the suppression of the Sonthal insurrection in 1855–6: died April 14, 1874.

BIRD, MARY (1789–1834)

Born, May 29, 1789, daughter of Robert Bird, of Taplow: went to India, 1823, to her brother (q.v.) at Gorakhpur: helped the Mission there, and learnt Hindustani: removed to Calcutta, 1830, and carried on mission and education work there, in the native zenanas, and by opening Bible classes, Sunday and Girls' Schools: published works translated into Hindustani: died of cholera on her birthday. May 29, 1834.

BIRD, ROBERT MERTTINS (1788–1853)

I.C.S.: arrived in India Nov. 1808: at first held subordinate judicial appointments, but in 1829 became Commissioner of Revenue in the Gorakhpur Division of the N.W.P.: in 1832 was made Member of the new Board of Revenue, N.W. P., and from 1833–41 was in charge of the settlement of the land revenue of that Province: the work was most thoroughly done and established Bird's reputation for all time as a revenue officer: his report was elaborate, embracing other topics besides the assessment of the revenue: retired in 1842, and gave much attention to the Church Missionary Society: died Aug. 22, 1853.

BIRD, WILLIAM WILBERFORCE ( ? –1857)

I.C.S.: arrived in India, 1803: Judge and Magistrate of Benares, 1814: Commissioner there, 1826: Member of the Board of Revenue, 1829: Provisional Member of Council, 1837, and Extra Member of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium, 1837: Member of the Supreme Council, 1838: President of the Council of Education, 1842: President of the Council, 1842, and Deputy-Governor of Bengal, 1840, and 1842; as Senior Member of Council officiated as Governor-General, June 15 to July 23, 1844: retired, 1844: died June 1, 1857.

BIRDWOOD, CHRISTOPHER (1807–1882)

General; born March 12, 1807: son and grandson of E. I. Co's agents at Plymouth: entered the E. I. Co.'s Military service as Ensign 1825: Capt. 1837: Maj-General, 1868: Lt-General, 1876: Adjutant and Interpreter of the 3rd Bombay N.I. at Bombay, and Fort-Adjutant at Asirghar: commissariat officer at Mhow, 1839, other stations, and Aden, 1847: Assistant Commissary General at Bombay and Executive Commissariat officer there during the Persian war, 1856–7: rendered also invaluable service during the mutiny, organizing the bullock train between Bombay, Wassind and Mhow, on which Sir H. Rose's operations depended: consulted constantly by Lord Elphinstone, Governor of Bombay, and highly esteemed by the native community, who called him Birdwood Maharaja: he always accompanied the Commissioner of Police,, (q.v.) in interviews with their leaders: was Commissary-General,<section end="Birdwood, Christopher" /> Bom-