Madras, and Resident with the Nawab of the Carnatic: Envoy to Persia, 1824–30: was in the hostilities with Russia, and mediated, before the treaty of Turkaman-chai of Feb. 23, 1828: died at Tabriz, June 11, 1830.
KIPLING, JOHN LOCKWOOD (1837–)
Born 1837: son of Rev. Joseph Kipling: educated at Woodhouse Grove: Architectural Sculptor, Bombay School of Art, 1865–75: Principal, Mayo School of Art: Curator Central Museum, Lahore, 1875–93: author of Beast and Man in India: retired from the Indian Education Department, 1893: C.I.E., 1886.
KIPLING, RUDYARD (1865–)
Born Dec. 30, 1865: son of J. Lockwood Kipling (q.v.): educated at Westward Ho: Assistant Editor of the Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore, and the Pioneer, Allahabad, 1882–9: author of Departmental Ditties, 1886, Plain Tales from the Hills, 1887; Soldiers Three, Wee Willie Winkie, etc., 1888–9; The Light that Failed, 1891; Barrack Room Ballads, 1892; The Jungle Book, (1) 1894, (2) 1895; Kim, 1901, etc., etc.
KIRKPATRICK, JAMES ACHILLES (1764–1805)
Lt-Colonel: son of Colonel James Kirkpatrick, and brother of William Kirkpatrick (q.v.): born Aug. 1764: educated in France and at Eton: joined the E. I. Co.'s Madras Army in 1779–80: in the Mysore war, 1791–2: in charge of garrison at Vizianagram, 1793: Assistant to his brother William, Resident at Hyderabad, in 1795: succeeded him in 1797: negotiated the several treaties of 1798, 1799, 1800, 1802, 1803, 1804 on behalf of the Governor-General with the Nizam of Hyderabad, for various objects, the suppression of French influence, etc., gaining the full confidence of the Marquess Wellesley: brought the Nizam's contingent of 60,000 men into the field against Tippoo, 1799: died, while Resident at Hyderabad, on a visit to Calcutta, on Oct. 15, 1805.
KIRKPATRICK, WILLIAM (1754–1812)
Born 1754: son of Colonel James Kirkpatrick of the Madras cavalry: joined the Bengal Infantry in 1773: became Maj-General in 1811: was Persian Interpreter to General Stibbert, C. in C. in Bengal, for periods between 1777 and 1785: was Resident at Gwalior, and Persian Interpreter with Lord Cornwallis in the Mysore war, 1791–2: mediated in Nipal, until then unvisited by any Englishman, between the Nipalese and Chinese in 1793: Resident at Hyderabad in 1795: met Lord Mornington at the Cape in 1798 and became his Military Secretary in 1798, and Private Secretary in 1799: after Seringapatam in 1799, was made a Commissioner for the partition of Mysore: Resident at Poona in 1801: left India in 1801: he was well versed in Oriental languages and Indian lore: translated Tippoo's diary and letters from Persian, and wrote an account of his mission to Nipal: he died Aug. 22, 1812.
KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM, HORATIO HERBERT, FIRST VISCOUNT (1850–)
Born June 24, 1850: son of Lt-Colonel H. H. Kitchener: educated at Woolwich: entered R.E., 1871, and became Maj-General, 1896: employed in Palestine Survey, 1874–8, and Cyprus Survey, 1878–82: commanded Egyptian Cavalry, 1882–4: Nile expedition, 1884–5: Brevet-Lt-Colonel: Governor of Suakim, 1886–8: Soudan Frontier, 1889: engagement at Toski: C.B.: Sirdar of Egyptian Army, 1890: commanded Dongola expeditionary force, 1896: Maj-General: K.C.B.: commanded Khartoum expedition, 1898: raised to Peerage with grant of £30,000 and G.C.B.: Chief of Staff of Forces in South Africa, 1899–1900, C. in C, S. Africa, 1900–2: Lt-General and General: received Viscountcy and grant of £50,000: C. in C, India, since 1902.
KITSON, GERALD CHARLES (1856–)
Born Oct. 6, 1856: son of Rev. J. B. Kitson: educated at Winchester: entered the Army, 1875, and became Lt-Colonel, 1896: D.A.A.G. at Meerut, 1890–2: A.A.G., Umbala, 1892–4: served at Manipur, 1891: at the Staff College, 1885–6: Commandant of Military College, Kingston, Canada: Military Attaché of British Embassy, Washington: Com-
