!['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.' [‎151] (182/481)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023512204.0x000001/8023.d.37._0182.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'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.' [‎151] (182/481)")
'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.' [151] (182/481)
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compensation for horses drawn by regiments of irregular
cavalry while serving on this frontier, in the Punjaub, or
in similar positions, receiving the same rate of pay as the
Sind Irregular Horse, under the operation of such checks,
and compare it with the amount drawn by the Sind Irre
gular Horse on the same account, while entirely free from
any such interference, during the last nine years of almost
constant active service, including a share in several great
battles, and the practical working of the two systems will
at once be apparent.
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I have been informed, that when the 6th Regiment Ben
gal Irregular Cavalry was posted at Khanghur in 1844-45,
it received compensation for about five hundred horses.
Another corps of Bengal irregular cavalry, when serving
on this frontier, had, when I visited its lines, three out of
four horses sutiering from sore backs. The horses were
still worked in that state; those dying or becoming unser
viceable being, of course, paid for by Government under
the committee system. How was this ? It was assuredly
not owing to the superiority, or otherwise, of individuals,
but clearly because such a system makes men helpless,
careless, improvident, and dishonest—in a word, unsol-
dierlike.
As an illustration of this principle, I beg to mention
what appears to me exactly a case in point. When on
service, in the year 1844-45, I found that more of our
horses were laid up with sore backs than I thought right.
The owners and riders of the horses had always plausible
and ready excuses to offer; nevertheless, it appeared to me
that the evil could be stopped, and, accordingly, I ordered
that the bargheer riding a horse becoming sore-backed
should forfeit to the regimental fund at the rate of one
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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.
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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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- '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.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:20, 1:258, 260:446, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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