| LC control no. | n 89269397 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Neill, James George Smith, 1810-1857 |
| Variant(s) | Nīl, Jēms Jārj Cumit, 1810-1857 |
| Associated country | Great Britain India |
| Birth date | 1810-05-27 |
| Death date | 1857-09-25 |
| Place of birth | Ayr (Scotland) |
| Place of death | Lucknow (India) |
| Field of activity | Military art and science |
| Affiliation | East India Company. Army. Madras Army |
| Profession or occupation | Generals |
| Found in | Nīl cilaiyum Intiya tēciya iyakkamum, 1992: p. 1 (Jēms Jārj Cumit Nīl; James George Smith Neill) p. 88 (d. Sept. 1857) 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) |
| Associated language | eng |
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