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Burnes, Sir Alexander

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Born at Montrose, his father a cousin of Robert Burns; was an officer in the Indian army; distinguished for the services he rendered to the Indian Government through his knowledge of the native languages; appointed Resident at Cabul; was murdered, along with his brother and others, by an Afghan mob during an Insurrection (1805-1841).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Burnes, Sir Alexander'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/burnes-sir-alexander.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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