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See also:POTTINGER, ELDRED (1811—1843) , Anglo-See also:Indian soldier and diplomatist, entered the Bombay See also:Artillery in 1827, and after some years of regimental See also:duty was appointed to the See also:political See also:department under See also:Colonel (afterwards See also:Sir See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry) Pottinger. In 1837 he made a See also:journey through See also:Afghanistan in disguise. Arriving at See also:Herat, he found it threatened by a See also:Persian See also:army (with which were some See also:Russian See also:officers) and immediately made himself known to the Afghan See also:commander, offering his services. The attack which soon followed was conducted with the greatest vigour, but the See also:defence, inspired by Pottinger, was invariably successful, and after a See also:year the See also:siege was raised. For this See also:great service Pottinger was thanked by the See also:governor-See also:general, the See also:earl of See also:Auckland, made See also:brevet-See also:major, and also received the C.B. He was also appointed political officer at Herat. In 1841 he was political officer in See also:Kohistan when the revolt against Shah Shuja See also:broke out there. Taking See also:refuge with the See also:Gurkha See also:garrison of Charikar, Major Pottinger stood a siege of fourteen days, and then made an. adventurous See also:retreat to See also:Kabul. Less than a fortnight after his arrival 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:Macnaghten was murdered, and Pottinger succeeded to his position as See also:envoy to the Afghan See also:court. The apathy of the military leaders made resistance hopeless, and it only remained to negotiate for the withdrawal of the See also:British See also:mission. Pottinger himself was one of the hostages handed over to See also:Akbar See also:Khan, and thus escaped the See also:massacre in the Khyber Pass. Released, after many months' captivity, by Sir See also:George See also:Pollock's army, he returned to See also:India, and a year later died while visiting Hong-See also:Kong.
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