Dictionary of Indian Biography/Chamier, Francis Edward Archibald

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CHAMIER, FRANCIS EDWARD ARCHIBALD (1833–)

Maj-General : son of Henry Chamber of the Madras Civil Service : born May 13, 1833 : educated at Cheltenham : joined the Indian Army : Adjutant of the Calcutta Volunteers, 1857 : Persian Interpreter to Sir James Outram in first relief, defence, siege and capture of Lucknow : commanded the Raja of Kapurthala's troops in the Oudh campaign, 1858 : C.I.E.