See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

JAMES See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

HOPE See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• SIR JAMES HOPE GRANT (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

GRANT (1808–1895)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, fifth and youngest son of See also:

• FRANCIS
• FRANCIS (FRarrcols) OF SALES, ST (1567-1622)
• FRANCIS (Lat. Franciscus, Ital. Francesco, Span. Francisco, Fr. Francois, Ger. Franz)
• FRANCIS, SIR PHILIP (174o-1818)

Francis See also:

• GRANT (from A.-Fr. graunter, O. Fr. greanter for creanter, popular Lat. creantare, for credentare, to entrust, Lat. credere, to believe, trust)
• GRANT, ANNE (1755-1838)
• GRANT, CHARLES (1746-1823)
• GRANT, GEORGE MONRO (1835–1902)
• GRANT, JAMES (1822–1887)
• GRANT, JAMES AUGUSTUS (1827–1892)
• GRANT, ROBERT (1814-1892)
• GRANT, SIR ALEXANDER
• GRANT, SIR FRANCIS (1803-1878)
• GRANT, SIR JAMES HOPE (1808–1895)
• GRANT, SIR PATRICK (1804-1895)
• GRANT, U
• GRANT, ULYSSES SIMPSON (1822-1885)

Grant of Kilgraston, See also:

• PERTHSHIRE

Perthshire, and See also:

• BROTHER

brother of See also:

• SIR

Sir Francis Grant, P.R.A., was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 22nd of See also:

• JULY

July 18o8 . He entered the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army in 1826 as See also:

• CORNET,

cornet in the 9th Lancers, and became See also:

• LIEUTENANT

lieutenant in 1828 and See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

captain in 1835 . In 1842 he was See also:

• BRIGADE (Fr. and Ger. brigade, Ital. brigata, Span. brigada; the English use of the word dates from the early 17th century)

brigade-See also:

• MAJOR
• MAJOR (Lat. for " greater ")
• MAJOR (or MAIR), JOHN (1470-1550)

major to See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord Saltoun in the See also:

• CHINESE, JAPANESE AND

Chinese See also:

• WAR
• WAR (O. Eng. werre, Fr. guerre, of Teutonic origin; cf. O.H.G. werran, to confound)

War, and specially distinguished himself at the See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture of See also:

• CHIN

Chin-Kiang, after which he received the See also:

• RANK (O.Fr. rant or rent, mod. rang, generally connected with the O.E. and O.H.G. bring, a ring)

rank of major and the C.B . In the first See also:

• SIKH

Sikh War of 1845–46 he took See also:

• PART

part in the See also:

• BATTLE

battle of See also:

• SOBRAON

Sobraon; and in the See also:

• PUNJAB

Punjab See also:

• CAMPAIGN

campaign of 1848–49 he commanded the 9th Lancers, and won high reputation in the battles of See also:

• CHILLIANWALLA

Chillianwalla and Guzerat (See also:

• GUJARAT

Gujarat) . He was promoted See also:

• BREVET (a diminutive of the Fr. bref)

brevet lieutenant-See also:

• COLONEL (derived either from Lat. column, Fr. colonne, column, or Lat. corona, a crown)

colonel and shortly afterwards to the same substantive rank . In 1854 he became brevet-colonel, and in 1856 brigadier of See also:

• CAVALRY (Fr. cavalerie, Ger. Kavallerie or Reiterei, derived ultimately from late Lat. caballus, horse)

cavalry . He took a leading part in the suppression of the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

• MUTINY
• MUTINY (from an old verb " mutine," O. Fr. mutin, meutin, a sedition; cf. mod. Fr. emeute; the original is the Late Lat. mota, commotion, from movere, to move)

mutiny of 1857, holding for some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time the command of the cavalry See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division, and afterwards of a movable See also:

• COLUMN (Lat. columna)

column of See also:

• HORSE (a word common to Teutonic languages in such forms as hors, hros, ros; cf. the Ger. ross)

horse and See also:

• FOOT

foot . After rendering valuable service in the operations before See also:

• DELHI, DEHLI

Delhi and in the final See also:

• ASSAULT (from Lat. ad, to or on, and saltare, to leap)

assault on the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city, he directed the victorious See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march of the cavalry and horse See also:

• ARTILLERY (the O. Fr. artiller, to equip with engines of war, probably comes from Late Lat. articulum, dim. of ars, art, cf. " engine " from ingenium, or of artus, joint)

artillery despatched in the direction of See also:

• CAWNPORE, or KANPUR

Cawnpore to open up communication with the See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief Sir See also:

• COLIN, ALEXANDRE (1526-1612)

Colin See also:

• CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER (1788–1866)
• CAMPBELL, BEATRICE STELLA (Mrs PATRICK CAMPBELL) (1865– )
• CAMPBELL, GEORGE (1719–1796)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN
• CAMPBELL, JOHN (1708-1775)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN CAMPBELL, BARON (1779-1861)
• CAMPBELL, JOHN FRANCIS
• CAMPBELL, LEWIS (1830-1908)
• CAMPBELL, REGINALD JOHN (1867— )
• CAMPBELL, THOMAS (1777—1844)

Campbell, whom he met near the See also:

• ALAMBAGH, or ALUMBAGH

Alambagh, and who raised him to the rank of brigadier-general, and placed the whole force under his command during what remained of the perilous march to See also:

• LUCKNOW

Lucknow for the See also:

• RELIEF

relief of the residency . After the retirement towards Cawnpore he greatly aided in effecting there the See also:

• TOTAL

total rout of the See also:

• REBEL, JOHANN PETER (176o-1826)

rebel troops, by making a detour which threatened their See also:

• REAR

rear; and following in pursuit with a flying column, he defeated them with the loss of nearly all their guns at Serai See also:

• GHAT, or RHAT

Ghat . He also took part in the operations connected with the recapture of Lucknow, shortly after which he was promoted to the rank of major-general, and appointed to the command of the force employed for the final pacification of See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, a position in which his unwearied See also:

• ENERGY (from the Gr. ivipyela; iv, in, ipyov, work)

energy, and his vigilance and caution See also:

• UNITED

united to high See also:

• PERSONAL

personal daring, rendered very valuable service . Before the See also:

• WORK

work of pacification was quite completed he was created K.C.B . In 1859 he was appointed, with the See also:

• LOCAL

local rank of lieutenant-general, to the command of the See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• LAND

land forces in the united See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French and British expedition against See also:

• CHINA

China .

The See also:

• OBJECT

object of the campaign was accomplished within three months of the landing of the forces at Pei-tang (1st of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 186o) . The Taku Forts had been carried by assault, the Chinese defeated three times in the open and See also:

• PEKING, or PEKIN

Peking occupied . For his conduct in this, which has been called the " most successful and the best carried out of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England's little See also:

• WARS

wars," he received the thanks of See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament and was gazetted G.C.B . In 1861 he was made lieutenant-general and appointed commander-in-chief of the army of See also:

• MADRAS

Madras; on his return to England in 1865 he was made quartermaster-general at headquarters; and in 187o he was transferred to the command of the See also:

• CAMP (from Lat. campus, field)

camp at See also:

• ALDERSHOT

Aldershot, where he took a leading part in the reform of the educational and training systems of the forces, which followed the Franco-See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German War . The. introduction of See also:

• ANNUAL

annual army manoeuvres was largely due to Sir See also:

• HOPE, ANTHONY
• HOPE, THOMAS (c. 1770-1831)

Hope Grant . In 1872 he was gazetted general . He died in See also:

• LONDON

London on the 7th of March 1875 . Incidents in the See also:

• SEPOY

Sepoy War of 1857-58, compiled from the Private See also:

• JOURNAL
• JOURNAL (through Fr. from late Lat. diurnalis, daily)

Journal of General Sir Hope Grant, K.C.B., together with some explanatory chapters by Capt . H . See also:

• KNOLLYS

Knollys, Royal Artillery, was published in 1873, and Incidents in the China War of 186o appeared posthumously under the same editorship in 1875 .