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General John Briggs (1785-1875)
John Briggs was an officer in the East India Company army. He entered the Madras army in 1801 and accompanied Sir John Malcolm on his mission to Persia in 1810. Briggs took…
26 April 2019General John Briggs (1785–1875)
Today, 27th April, marks the death of General John Briggs in 1875, aged 89. Briggs entered the Madras Army in 1801 and served in the Second Mahratta War. In 1810 he accompanied…
27 April 2017From river to well, sea to canal…
Next Wednesday, 23 November we will be holding a Creative Writing Workshop in the Reading Room here at the RAS. This event is in celebration of Explore Your Archives Week, a national…
18 November 2016
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