Sir Douglas Straight was an English judge and journalist. He was born in 1844 at London and died in 1914. Educated at East Sheen and Harrow, he was employed for a while in newspaper and magazine work before being called to the bar in 1865 and subsequently acquiring a large practice. He was member of parliament for Shrewsbury from 1870 until 1874, a judge of the high court at Allahabad from 1879 until 1892 and editor of The Pall Mall Gazette from 1896 until 1909. Research Douglas Straight
Sir Henry Havelock was a British soldier. He was born in 1795 at Bishop-Wearmouth, near Sunderland and died in 1857 of dysentry. Having entered the army, he served with distinction in the Burmese war of 1824 to 1826. In 1829 he married a daughter of Marshman, the celebrated missionary, became a Baptist, and was noted during the remainder of his life by his earnest religious zeal. He attained his captaincy in 1838, participated in the Afghan war, was present at the storming of Ghazni and the capture of Kabul, and in Sale's march to Jelalabad, and assisted in the defence of that city, and in the defeat of Mohammed Akbar in 1843.
He was made a Companion of the Bath, and brevet-major, took part in the Mahratta war, and distinguished himself in the Sikh war of 1845, being present at Mudki, Ferozeshah, and Sobraon. In 1851 he was promoted to the adjutant-generalship of the queen's forces in India, and he commanded a division in the Persian war of 1856 to 1857. On the outbreak of the Indian mutiny he was despatched to Allahabad in order to support Sir H. Lawrence at Lucknow and Sir H. Wheeler at Cawnpore. On his march to Cawnpore he defeated the rebels at Fattihpur, Aong, Pandunadi, and Maharajpur. On arriving at Cawnpore he found that Nana Sahib had massacred the prisoners. Pursuing his march to Lucknow, he defeated the rebels at Bithoor, and finally, with the aid of Outram, won the battle of Alumbagh. Having captured Lucknow, Henry Havelock and Outram were shut up there until relieved by Sir Colin Campbell on the 17th of November 1857. He died of dysentery at Dilkusha on the 24th. He was raised to the rank of major-general, made a K.C.B., and (before his death was known) created a baronet. Research Henry Havelock
Saeed Jaffrey is an Indian actor. He was born in 1929 at Maler Kotla, Punjab. He attended the University of Allahabad where he completed his post-graduate degree in history before attending the Staff Training Institute of All India Radio. He then started his career in drama, as the founder of his own English theatre company called the Unity Theatre, in New Delhi in the early 1950s. Research Saeed Jaffrey
Allahabad is a city in India, standing at the confluence of the Ganges and the Yamuna. The city is a holy site visited by thousands of Hindus who come to bathe in the holy waters. Research Allahabad
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