Courtesy of the National Army Museum, Chelsea, London
BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN JACOB CB
This page is dedicated to Brigadier-General John Jacob CB. A number of illustrations relating to his life, his achievements and to matters military can be accessed from this page, as can links to other sites that relate to him.
Courtesy of the National
Army Museum, Chelsea, London
The large
inscription near the base simply says:
JOHN JACOB
The
smaller inscription above reads:
TO THE BRITISH OFFICERS
OF THE SCINDE HORSE
FROM THE INDIAN OFFICERS
OF THE REGIMENT
IN MEMORY OF
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED YEARS
OF COMRADSHIP
IN PEACE AND WAR
1947
On the reverse the inscription reads:
PRESENTED TO THE OFFICERS MESS
36TH JACOB'S HORSE
BY
LT COL SHERARD
1905
Articles:
John Jacob of Jacobabad: Article published in Family History, Vol 20, No 163, New Series No 139, April 2000, by Kenneth Jacob.
General Jacob's Exotic Rifle: by Garry James © 2008.
Prominent People in Sind: by Dr Zahid Hussain Khoso © 2008
General John Jacob and his Exotic Rifle: By Garry James © Garry James.
Correspondence:
Letter by John Jacob (aged 13) to his brother in India.
Jacobabad:
View of Jacobabad, John Jacob's house.
Another view of Jacobabad: Entrance of Sir William Mansfield into Jacobabad.
John Jacob's grave at Jacobabad. Photographs kindly supplied by Danyal Gilani.
Jacobabad: Photographs kindly supplied by Saeed Soomro.
Jacobabad: Photographs kindly supplied by Shabir Pechuho.
Jacobabad Residence: A postcard printed in Germany in 1920-1930s.
Scinde Horse: A portrait of an Officer of the Scinde Horse.
Scinde Horse: A print.
Jacob's Horse: A caricature of an officer in 36th Jacob's Horse.
Jacob's Horse : Watercolour of an Officer of 30th Scinde Horse (Jacob's Horse), by Mike Dale.
Jacob's Rifles: A regiment founded by John Jacob shortly prior to his death in 1858.
Jacob's Horse: A lead model soldier made by Steadfast, c 2.5" in height.
An Officer of the Scinde Horse
A Bronze of King Edward VIII as Colonel-in-Chief of the Scinde Horse, c 1922. See also under The Armoury of St James.
A model cannon constructed by John Jacob:
Fully functioning, circa 2' in length. A plaque on it reads: The last model made by General John Jacob in his workshop in Jacobabad. Presented to A. I. Shand Esq. by Major A. Legrand Jacob in appreciation of his biographical works.
Colours of the Scinde Horse I, with battle honours (by kind permission of Joachim Waibel).
Colours of the Scinde Horse II, with battle honours (by kind permission of Joachim Waibel).
Rifles and ammuniton designed by John Jacob:
1 Photos of some Jacob rifles and amunition (Fred Ray)
2 Use of Jacobs rifles in the American Civil War
3 A Jacob's Rifle, by Swinburne, 1860.
5 An American advert for Jacob's rifles.
6 Article about inter alia Jacob's rifles.
8 A 24 bore HEIC type holster pistol of the 2nd Scinde Horse.
9 A number of photographs of Jacob exhibits in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
10 Bullets for Jacob's rifles cast from original moulds in the possession of Garry James.
11 A sporting rifle designed by John Jacob, made by Swinburn.
12 A pair of pistols made for John Jacob, as also a letter written by him shortly before he died.
13 General Jacob's Exotic Rifle: A post on the Defence Forum of India's site.
14 The Jacob's Rifle: A post on exploding bullets.
Ephemera:
King Edward VIII in uniform of Jacob's Horse: From a magazine.
King Edward VIII in uniform of Jacob's Horse: From a print.
The Scinde Horseman: Possibly the last edition (April 1947), as the Scinde Horse were to be part of the Indian Army after partition.
Christmas Card: A card sent by Francis Jacob, a son of John's brother William Stephen Jacob, being a letter written by John Jacob to his grandfather Stephen Long Jacob in 1837.
A Fragment of the tomb of John Jacob.
Military Modelling Magazine January 1995: This gives a somewhat inaccurate account of John Jacob and Jacob's Horse.
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