Brigadier General John Nicholson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Brigadier_General_John_Nicholson

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Order
gptkbp:birth_date	1821-12-11
gptkbp:birth_place	gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:burial_place	gptkb:Delhi,_India
gptkbp:children	gptkb:John_Nicholson_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Siege_of_Delhi
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:Indian_Mutiny gptkb:Second_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkbp:contributed_to	British victory in Delhi
gptkbp:death_date	1857-09-23
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:fought_in	gptkb:Battle_of_Khyber_Pass gptkb:Battle_of_Peshawar_Valley gptkb:Battle_of_Waziristan gptkb:Battle_of_Kabul gptkb:Battle_of_Peiwar_Kotal gptkb:Battle_of_Balakot gptkb:Battle_of_Saragarhi gptkb:Battle_of_Maiwand gptkb:Battle_of_Ghazni gptkb:Battle_of_Khost gptkb:Battle_of_Jhelum gptkb:Battle_of_Bannu gptkb:Battle_of_Charasiab gptkb:Battle_of_Moodkee gptkb:Battle_of_Ahmed_Khel gptkb:Battle_of_the_Chillianwala gptkb:Battle_of_Kandahar gptkb:Battle_of_Tora_Bora gptkb:Battle_of_Peshawar gptkb:Battle_of_Dera_Ismail_Khan gptkb:Battle_of_Aliwal gptkb:Battle_of_Chillianwala gptkb:Battle_of_Ferozeshah gptkb:Battle_of_Gujrat gptkb:Battle_of_Sobraon gptkb:Siege_of_Delhi Battle of Dargai Indian rebels
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Brigadier General John Nicholson
gptkbp:influenced	British military tactics in India
gptkbp:influenced_by	gptkb:Wellington
gptkbp:is_known_for	Brave leader
gptkbp:known_for	Leadership during the Siege of Delhi
gptkbp:legacy	Heroic status in British military history
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname	The Hero of Delhi
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Delhi
gptkbp:notable_for	gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:place_of_death	gptkb:Delhi,_India
gptkbp:posthumous_recognition	Statue in Delhi
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Henry_Barnard
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:served_in	gptkb:First_Anglo-Afghan_War gptkb:Second_Anglo-Afghan_War Punjab Campaign
gptkbp:service_branch	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years	1842-1857
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Mary_Nicholson
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Major_General_Sir_Archdale_Wilson
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Bareilly gptkb:Battle_of_Cawnpore
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6