John William Kaye
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Sir John William Kaye was a British
military historian
.
The son of Charles Kaye, a solicitor, he was educated at Eton College
and at the Royal Military College, Addiscombe. From 1832 to 1841 he was an officer in the Bengal
Artillery, afterwards spending some years in literary pursuits both in India
and in Britain
. In 1856 he entered the civil service of the East India Company
, and when the government of India
was transferred to the British crown, he succeeded John Stuart Mill
as secretary of the political and secret department of the India office. In 1871 he was made a KCSI
. He died in London
.
He also edited several works dealing with Indian affairs; wrote Essays of an Optimist (London, 1870); and was a frequent contributor to periodicals.
United Kingdom
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military historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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The son of Charles Kaye, a solicitor, he was educated at Eton College
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and at the Royal Military College, Addiscombe. From 1832 to 1841 he was an officer in the Bengal
Bengal
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Artillery, afterwards spending some years in literary pursuits both in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and in Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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. In 1856 he entered the civil service of the East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
, and when the government of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
was transferred to the British crown, he succeeded John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill was a British philosopher, economist and civil servant. An influential contributor to social theory, political theory, and political economy, his conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control. He was a proponent of...
as secretary of the political and secret department of the India office. In 1871 he was made a KCSI
Knight
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. He died in London
London
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Works
- History of the Sepoy War in India (London, 1864-1876), which was revised and continued by Colonel GB Malleson and published in six volumes in 1888-1889
- History of the War in Afghanistan (London, 1851), republished in 1858 and 1874
- Administration of the East India Company (London, 1853)
- The Life and Correspondence of Charles, Lord Metcalfe (London, 1854)
- The Life and Correspondence of Henry St George Tucker (London, 1854)
- Life and Correspondence of Sir John Malcolm (London, 1856)
- Christianity in India (London, 1859)
- Lives of Indian Officers (London, 1867)
- Peregrine Pultney, a novel
- Long engagements, a novel
He also edited several works dealing with Indian affairs; wrote Essays of an Optimist (London, 1870); and was a frequent contributor to periodicals.