Neill, James George Smith, 1810-1857
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found: Nīl cilaiyum Intiya tēciya iyakkamum, 1992:p. 1 (Jēms Jārj Cumit Nīl; James George Smith Neill) p. 88 (d. Sept. 1857)
found: Dict. of Ind. biog., 1971:p. 314 (Neill, James George Smith, 1810-1857; b. 5/27/1810 at Ayr; educated in Glasgow U.; son of Col. Neill; joined E.I. Co.'s Madras I European Regt. in 1827; wrote Historical record of his regt.; in the Mutiny of 1857; sent off with his regt. to upper India; defeated the rebels at Benaras; Brig. Gen.; reinforced Allahabad; when commanding at Cawnpore he punished with great severity the mutineers caught; was shot dead in the street fighting on Sept. 25 at Lucknow; monument at Ayr; he would have been K.C.B. had he lived)
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1995-08-30: new
2015-11-20: revised
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