John Jacob Military person

Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (11 January 1812 – 6 December 1858) was an officer of the British East India Company who served in colonial India for the major portion of his career. He is known for the cavalry regiment called 36th Jacob's Horse and for founding the town of Jacobabad.

Personal facts

John Jacob
Birth dateJanuary 11, 1812
Birth place
England , Woolavington
Date of deathDecember 06, 1858
Place of death
Jacobabad
Resting place
Pakistan , Jacobabad

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Military person

military operations
First Anglo-Afghan War
Anglo-Persian War
military branch
East India Company
military command36th Jacob's Horse
service start1828
service end1858

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