Dictionary of Indian Biography/Brooke, John Cheape
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BROOKE, JOHN CHEAPE (1818–1899)
General: son of Colonel C. W. Brooke: joined the 63rd Bengal N.I., 1836: raised and disciplined the Mewar Bhils, and gained great influence over them and the neighbouring chiefs: during the mutiny, kept a large tract of country quiet: Political Agent at Jodhpur and Jaipur, 1860–70: A.G.G. for Rajputana, 1870–3: died Jan. 23, 1899.