Dictionary of Indian Biography/Allard, Jean Francois

by Charles Edward Buckland

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ALLARD, JEAN FRANCOIS (1785–1839)

General : born in France, March 8, 1785 : served in the French Cavalry from 1803 : in Italy : A.D.C. to Marshal Brune : after Waterloo, went to Persia; thence through Kandahar and Kabul to Lahore : entered Ranjit Singh's service in March, 1822, and drilled Sikh cavalry for him on the European model : engaged in numerous campaigns : of high character and much liked and respected by Europeans : was General in the French Army, and Political Agent of the French Government at Lahore : died at Peshawar, Jan.23. 1839, and buried at Lahore.