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'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎139] (170/481)

The record is made up of 1 volume (446 pages). It was created in 1858. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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Jacob got a manufacturer to supply the Sind Horse with
a very perfect carbine, description as follows:—
Length of barrel, 22 inches.
Bore, 17 gauge.
Weight altogether, under 6 lbs.
Percussion lock of the best construction, half-cock just
above the nipple, with sliding stop.
These pieces are exactly adapted-to the men, and are
most formidable weapons* They are used easily on horse
back in one hand ; and in the hands of the old sowars, who
make the muzzle nearly touch an enemy before firing,
their effect is terrific. The sowars make excellent practice
with them on foot: at a hundred yards they are quite equal
to the generality of infantry regiments with percussion mus
kets. The lance is, in my opinion (formed- after consider
able experience of its use both in the chase and in battle),
useless for light cavalry; it may be very showy, but out of
five hundred lancers not half a score will be found really
masters of their weapon for war. The sword and carbine
are "facile princeps" among light horsemen's weapons:
there cannot be better carbines than those of the Sind
Horse, but they are rather expensive, costing at Hyder
abad about Rs. 28 each; but the men are delighted with
them, and would gladly pay much more for them if neces
sary. The matchlocks I should class with the kettle
drums. I know them well.
The truth of the story about the Brahooees and Skinner's
* Vide despatch about the fight of Zemanee on the 1st October 184/.
I have seen the same thing often before as occurred on that day, but
not to the same extent. No swordsmen on earth could have killed five
times their own number of armed, brave, and desperate enemies, fight
ing for their lives, which was accomplished by the Sind Irregular Horse
in the fight of the Zemauee, in two hours' time.

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The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of Sind.

Collected and Edited by Captain Lewis Pelly, author of 'Our North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. '.

Publication details: Bombay, Smith, Taylor and Co. 1858.

Physical description: 8º.

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1 volume (446 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.

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Dimensions: 224mm x 145mm.

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