JONES

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JONES, a deserter from the East India Company`s service, joined Maharaja RANJIT SINGH`s army as a gunner. According to Charles Masson, the traveller, Jones participated in the final battle of Multan in 1818 and took charge of the guns, enabling the Akalis to storm the fort.

References

1. Grey, C., European Adventurers of Northern India 1785-1849 [Reprint]. PATIALA, 1970