General John Jacob (Classic Reprint)

Alexander Innes Shand

ISBN 10: 1331102944 / ISBN 13: 9781331102946

Published by Forgotten Books, 2022

About this Item

Print on Demand. This book traces the life and legacy of General John Jacob, whose military strategies laid the foundation for the British rule in India. In the 1800s, war was waged fiercely between British forces and the Belooch horsemen in the Sind region. The author uses the personal accounts and writings of Jacob and other primary sources to provide a firsthand account of the bloody frontier fighting and political turmoil that plagued the region. The author explores the themes of military strategy, imperial expansion, and the human cost of war, and sheds light on a pivotal moment in South Asian history. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9781331102946_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: General John Jacob (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331102944
• ISBN 13: 9781331102946
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography and Autobiography

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Synopsis

General John Jacob: Commandant of the Sind Irregular Horse and Founder of Jacobabad - a vivid, prize-winning portrait of a pivotal British officer in 19th-century India.

This biography surveys the life and career of the man who built foundations for British rule along the Sind frontier and helped shape the fate of Jacobabad.

Across a century of upheaval, the book blends personal detail with the larger story of frontier politics, military innovation, and civil administration. It draws on letters, manuscripts, and contemporary records to chart Jacob’s rise, his reforms in land revenue and irrigation, and his bold, sometimes controversial, methods of frontier governance. Readers gain insight into the challenges of policing a volatile border, negotiating with local rulers, and orchestrating a disciplined, integrated military-civil administration.

• Learn how land tax, irrigation, and revenue policy affected the Sind frontier and its people.
• See the balance between military action and diplomacy that guided frontier governance.
• Explore how a single administrator shaped a region’s security and development during a turbulent era.
• Understand the collaboration between Frere and Jacob in reforming frontier administration.

Ideal for fans of thorough military biographies and Indian history, this edition offers a clear portrait of a complex figure and the era he helped define.