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 BRIGHT, SIR ROBERT ONESIPHORUS (1823–1896)

Born July 7, 1823: son of Robert Bright, merchant, educated at Rugby and Winchester: joined the 19th regt. in 1843, and served continuously with it until, in 1871, he obtained a Brigade command served in the Bulgarian campaign, 1854 in the Crimea, present at all the battles in 1868 commanded the first Brigade Hazara Field Force, and against the Black Mountain tribes: commanded the Meerut Division, 1878–83: in the Afghan war, 1879–80, commanded the Khyber Line Field Force: constantly mentioned in despatches during his caxeer: Brevet Lt-Colonel: Knight of the Legion of Honour: C.B. in 1868: K.C.B. and the thanks of Parliament after the Afghan war: Colonel of his regt., 1886: Lt-General: G.C.B., 1894: died Nov. 15, 1896.  BRIND, SIR JAMES (1808–1888)

Son of Walter Brind: born July 10, 1808: educated at Addiscombe: joined the Bengal Artillery in 1827: in 1854 he commanded the Artillery in Sir Sydney Cotton's force against the Mohmands: at the siege of Delhi in the mutiny he commanded a battery, called after him: showed great bravery and activity: it was said that he never slept, and that he should be covered with Victoria Crosses from head to foot: commanded the Artillery in a number of engagements in 1858: in Oudh, Rohilkund and the pursuit of Firozshah: Brevet Colonel and C.B.: was Inspr-General of Artillery, 1865: K.C.B., 1869: commanded the Sirhind Division, 1873–8: General, 1877: G.C.B., 1884: died Aug. 3, 1888: he was married five times.  BRISTOW, JOHN ( ? - ? )

Appointed Resident of Lucknow, by direct order of the Court of Directors, on Nathaniel Middleton's recall in 1774, after the Rohilla war, by a majority in Council against Warren Hastings: Bristow was not friendly with Hastings: was a constant attendant of P. Francis' levees: he was superseded at Lucknow in 1781, by Hastings' order, replaced by Middleton, but re-established in 1782, when Middleton was recalled: Bristow assumed the powers of Government at Lucknow, aiming at the annihilation of the Nawab's authority, on which the Nawab complained against Bristow's administration: Bristow's defence was discussed by the parties in the Supreme Council: he was recalled by a decision of Dec. 31, 1783, Hastings being authorized to have separate charge of the E.L Co's concerns in Oudh, for which he repaired to Lucknow in March-Aug. 1784.  BROADFOOT, GEORGE (1807–1845)

Born 1807: son of Rev. W. Broadfoot: entered the Madras Native Infantry in 1826: in 1841 was sent to Kabul commanding the escort with the families of Shah Shuja and Zaman Shah: in Oct. 1841 he accompanied Sir R. Sale's force from Kabul to Jalalabad: which he fortified, and became garrison engineer there during the siege by the Afghans: he animated the whole defence and prevented a surrender: was with General Pollock's Army in the campaign of 1842, and distinguished himself in the actions in the Khyber, at Tezin and Mamu Kheyl: C.B.: made Commissioner of Tenasserim and, later. Agent to the Governor-General on the N.W. frontier: he was a Major in the Sikh war of 1845–6: was mortally wounded at Firozshahr, Dec. 21, 1845.  BROADFOOT, WILLIAM (1841–)

Born Oct. 15, 1841: son of Alexander Broadfoot: educated privately and at Addiscombe: joined the Royal Engineers, 1860: Major, 1881, on retirement: served with the Hazara Field Force, 1868: in the Irrigation Department in the Panjab, 1864–8: Assistant Secretary to the Panjab Government, 1868–78: has written The Career of Major George Broadfoot, C.B., 1888: Billiards in the Badminton Library: numerous articles in the principal Reviews, Magazines, the Athenæum, the Times Encyclopædia Britannica, Biographies in the D.N.B., and the R.E. Journal: F.R.G.S: is the Referee of the R. Geographical Society on Afghanistan, Beluchistan, India.  BROCKHAUS, HERMAN (1806–1877)

Born at Amsterdam, Jan. 28, 1806: son of Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, founder of the Leipzig publishing house: studied Oriental literature at Leipzig, Gottingen, Bonn, and frequented Oriental libraries at Copenhagen, Paris, London, Oxford: