See also:

• SIR

SIR See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• NOTT, ELIPHALET (1773-1866)
• SIR WILLIAM NOTT (1782-1845)

NOTT (1782-1845)  , See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

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

general, was the second son of See also:

• CHARLES
• CHARLES (1270-1325)
• CHARLES (1421-1461)
• CHARLES (1525-1574)
• CHARLES (c. 1319-1364)
• CHARLES (Fr. Charles; Span. Carlos; Ital. Carlo; Ger. Karl; derived from O.H.G. Charal,latinized as Carolus, meaning originally " man ": cf. Mod.Ger., Kerl," fellow," A.S. ceorl, Mod. Eng. " churl ")
• CHARLES (KARL EITEL ZEPHYRIN LUDWIG; in Rum. CAROL)
• CHARLES [KARL ALEXANDER] (1712-1780)
• CHARLES, ELIZABETH (1828-1896)
• CHARLES, JACQUES ALEXANDRE CESAR (1746-1823)
• CHARLES, THOMAS (1755-1814)

Charles See also:

• NOTT, ELIPHALET (1773-1866)
• NOTT, SIR WILLIAM (1782-1845)

Nott, a See also:

• HEREFORDSHIRE

Herefordshire See also:

• FARMER, RICHARD (1735–1787)

farmer, who in 1794 became an innkeeper at See also:

• CARMARTHEN (Caerfyrddin)

Carmarthen . See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Nott was indifferently educated, but he succeeded in obtaining a See also:

• CADET (through the Fr. from the Late Lat. capitettum, a diminutive of caput, head, through the Provencal form capdet)

cadet-See also:

• SHIP

ship in the See also:

• INDIAN

Indian See also:

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

army and proceeded to See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India in 'Soo . In 1825 he was promoted to the command of his See also:

• REGIMENT (from Late Latin regimentum, rule, regere, to rule, govern, direct)

regiment of native See also:

• INFANTRY

infantry; and in 1838, on the outbreak of the first Afghan See also:

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

war, he was appointed to the command of a See also:

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

brigade . From See also:

• APRIL

April to See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1839 he was in command of the troops See also:

• LEFT

left at See also:

• QUETTA

Quetta, where he rendered valuable service . In See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1840 he captured Khelat, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year compelled See also:

• AKBAR, AKHBAR

Akbar See also:

• KHAN (from the Turki, hence Persian and Arabic Khan)

Khan and other tribal chiefs to submit to the See also:

• BRITISH

British . On receiving the See also:

• NEWS

news of the rising of the Afghans at See also:

• KABUL

Kabul in November 1841, Nott took energetic See also:

• MEASURES

measures . On the 23rd of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December the British See also:

• ENVOY (Fr. envoye, " sent ")

envoy, See also:

• SIR

Sir William See also:

• HAY
• HAY (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Heu, Dutch hooi; the root from which it is derived, meaning " to cut," is also seen in " to hew "; cf. " hoe ")
• HAY, GEORGE (1729—1811)
• HAY, GILBERT
• HAY, JOHN (1838–1905)

Hay See also:

• MACNAGHTEN, SIR WILLIAM HAY, BART

Macnaghten, was murdered at Kabul; and in See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1842 the weak and incompetent See also:

• COMMANDER

commander-in-See also:

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

chief, General See also:

• ELPHINSTONE, MOUNTSTUART (1779-1859)
• ELPHINSTONE, WILLIAM (1431-1514)

Elphinstone, sent orders that See also:

• KANDAHAR

Kandahar was to be evacuated . Nott at once decided to disobey, on the supposition that Elphinstone was not a See also:

• FREE

free See also:

• AGENT (from Lat. agere, to act)

agent at Kabul; and as soon as he heard the news of the See also:

• MASSACRE

massacre in the Khyber Pass, he urged the See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government at See also:

• CALCUTTA

Calcutta to. maintain the See also:

• GARRISON
• GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD (1805-1879)

garrison of Kandahar with a view to avenging the massacre and the See also:

• MURDER

murder of Macnaghten . In 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 he inflicted a severe defeat on the enemy near Kandahar, and in May drove them with heavy loss out of the Baba See also:

• WALL (O. Eng. weal, weall, Mid. Eng. wal, wane, adapted from Lat. vallum, rampart; the original O. Eng. word for a wall was wag or tenth)
• WALL, RICHARD (1694-1778)

Wall Pass . In See also:

• JULY

July he received orders from 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 See also:

• ELLENBOROUGH, EDWARD LAW, 1ST BARON (1750-1818)
• ELLENBOROUGH, EDWARD LAW, EARL OF (1790-1871)

Ellenborough, the See also:

• GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor-general of India, to evacuate See also:

• AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan, with permission to retire by Kabul . Nott. arranged with Sir See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George See also:

• POLLOCK

Pollock, now commander-in-chief, to join him at Kabul . On the 3oth of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August he routed the Afghans at See also:

• GHAZNI

Ghazni, and on the 6th of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September occupied the fortress, from which he carried away, by the governor-general's See also:

• EXPRESS (through the French from the past participle of the Lat. exprimere, to press out, by transference used of representing objects in painting or sculpture, or of thoughts, &c. in words)

express instructions, the See also:

• GATES, HORATIO (1728-1806)

gates of the See also:

• TEMPLE
• TEMPLE, FREDERICK (1821-1902)
• TEMPLE, RICHARD
• TEMPLE, SIR RICHARD, BART
• TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, BART

temple of See also:

• SOMNATH

Somnath; on the 17th he joined Pollock at Kabul .

The combined army recrossed the See also:

• SUTLEJ

Sutlej in December . Nott's services were most warmly commended; he was immediately appointed See also:

• RESIDENT

resident at See also:

• LUCKNOW

Lucknow, was presented with a See also:

• SWORD (0. Eng. sweord; ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning to wound)

sword of See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour, and was made a G.C.B . In 1843 he returned to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, where the See also:

• DIRECTORS

directors of the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East India See also:

• COMPANY

Company voted him a See also:

• PENSION (Lat. pensio, a payment, from pendere, to weigh, to pay)

pension of £r000 per annum . He died at Carmarthen on the 1st of See also:

• JANUARY

January 1845 . See See also:

• MEMOIRS

Memoirs and See also:

• CORRESPONDENCE
• CORRESPONDENCE (from med. scholastic Lat. correspondentia, corrcspondere, compounded of Lat. cum, with, and respond ere, to answer; cf. Fr. correspondance)

Correspondence of Sir William Nett, edited by J . H . Stocqueier (2 vols., See also:

• LONDON

London, 1854) ; Charles R . See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

Low, The Afghan War 1838—184a (London, 1879), and See also:

• LIFE

Life and Correspondence of Sir George Pollock (London, 1873) ; Sir J . W . See also:

• KAYE, SIR JOHN WILLIAM (1814-1876)

Kaye, See also:

• HISTORY

History of the War in Afghanistan (2 vols., London, 1851) .