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Cult of a Dark Hero
In September 1857, a member of a religious sect killed himself on hearing the news that the object of his devout observance, Nikal Seyn, had died. Nikal Seyn was, in fact, John Nicholson, the leader of the British assault that recovered Delhi at the turning-point of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. What was it about Nicholson that prompted such devotion, not just from his religious followers, but from the general public? And why is he no longer considered a hero? The man called 'The Lion of the Punjab' by his contemporaries and compared to General Wolfe of Quebec, and even to Napoleon, has in recent times been dubbed 'an imperial psychopath' and 'a homosexual bully'. Yet his was a remarkable ta...
The Life of John Nicholson; Soldier and Administrator; Based on Private and Hitherto Unpublished Documents; with Portraits and Maps
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VII THE PUNJAB IN 1847 John NICHOLSON entered upon his new career at an auspicious moment, for all associated with Henry Lawrence in the work of teaching Sikh and Muhammadan officers some plain, elementary lessons of good government. The men designed for that mission were all picked men, taken from the Company's service; men who were destined to leave some mark on the pages of Anglo-Indian history. Well might Lawrence, writing afterwards to Kaye, account himsel...
Papers
Indenture for Joseph Nicholson as an apprentice to Hunter and Smallpage, a firm of carvers, gilders and glass merchants in York, England (1901); passengers' contract ticket for SS Orient sailing on 9 August 1907 for Fremantle in name of Joseph Nicholson; family tree of the Lawrence, Griffin, Nicholson and Harrison families.
Descendants of John Southall Lawrence and Josephine Nicholson Knight
John Southall Lawrence was born 8 July 1873 in Mufreesboro, North Carolina. His parents were Lewis Cowper Lawrence and Susan Emily Southall. He married Josephine Nicholson Knight, daughter of Mark Joseph Knight and Edith Joyner, in 1899. They had five children.
The Hero of Delhi
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The Life of John Nicholson
Service in the First Afghan War, the Punjab Campaign and Sikh Wars, the Indian Mutiny, taken from 'private and hithertoo unpublished sources'.
