This is Alexander Innes Shand's 1900 biography of John Jacob, "General John Jacob, Commandant Of The Sind Irregular Horse And Founder Of Jacobabad". Brigadier-General John Jacob CB (1812 - 1858) was an officer of the British East India Company, famous for his long and notable career serving in colonial India. Contents include: "Sind in 1838", "Frontier Sighting", "Billiamore's Hill Campaign", "Napier's Operations in Khelat Territory", "Jacob Finishes the Campaign", "Hyderbad", "Meanee", "On the Eve of Conquest", "Commandant of the Sind Horse", "Civil Administrations, Agriculture, and Engineering","Working under Frere", "Affairs in Khelat", etc. Alexander Innes Shand (1832-1907) was a Scottish author, barrister, journalist, critic, travel writer, biographer, and novelist. Other notable works by this author include: "Against Time, a novel" (1870), "Shooting the Rapids, a novel" (1872), and "Letters from the Highlands" (1884). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete the original text and artwork.