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'''JONES''', a deserter from the East India Company | '''JONES''', a deserter from the East India Company's service, he 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. In the wikipedia article on Multan there is this line pertaining to this battle - "Great were the ravages committed by the Sikhs on this occasion." | ||
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Revision as of 08:14, 19 September 2007
JONES, a deserter from the East India Company's service, he 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. In the wikipedia article on Multan there is this line pertaining to this battle - "Great were the ravages committed by the Sikhs on this occasion."
References
1. Grey, C., European Adventurers of Northern India 1785-1849 [Reprint]. PATIALA, 1970
