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EXPELLED FROM RUGBY WHICH HE FOUND DISAPPOINTING AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN BRITISH COMPANYS ARMY AND LATER BRITISH ARMY

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EXPELLED FROM RUGBY WHICH HE FOUND DISAPPOINTING AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN BRITISH COMPANYS ARMY AND LATER BRITISH ARMY

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EXPELLED FROM RUGBY WHICH HE FOUND DISAPPOINTING AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN BRITISH COMPANYS ARMY AND LATER BRITISH ARMY
EXPELLED FROM RUGBY WHICH HE FOUND DISAPPOINTING AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN BRITISH COMPANYS ARMY AND LATER BRITISH ARMY March 2022 DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11318.98889 Project: MILITARY HISTORY Agha H Amin
EXPELLED FROM RUGBY WHICH HE FOUND DISAPPOINTING AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF AS A MILITARY COMMANDER IN BRITISH COMPANYS ARMY AND LATER BRITISH ARMY
EXPELLED FROM RUGBY FOR BEING DRUNK AND FEARLESSLY COUNTERING THE LEGENDARY DR. ARNOLD WITH THE STATEMENT THAT SIR YOU ARE DRUNK . UNABLE TO BUY A BRITISH COMMISSION , WAS FORCED TO JOIN AN INDIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE BRITISH COMPANY . RAISED 21ST BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY TO HIGHEST STANDARDS IN INDIA COMMANDED 5TH PUNJAB INFANTRY FOR TEN YEARS OUTSTANDINGLY IN 1857-59 BATTLES AND FRONTIER EXPEDITIONS- ROSE TO GENERAL RANK BUT SADLY PASSED OVER FROM DIVISIONAL COMMAND IN AFGHAN WAR AS LACKED THE REQUIRED PUSH AND PULL- SERVED AS TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT IN SECOND AFGHAN WAR ONE OF LAST SURVIVING PIFFER OFFICERS in 1911- THE PATHAN COMPANY OF 5th PUNJAB INFANTRY UNDER HIS COMMAND KILLED THE FAMOUS REBEL LEADER SUBEDAR BAKHT KHAN- ALTHOUGH SECOND TO COMMAND HIS BATTALION , THE UNIT WAS NAMED
VAUGHANS RIFLES AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS OUTSTANDING COMMAND. John Luther Vaughan, the fourth son of the Rev Edward Vaughan, of Leicester, was born on 6 March 1820 and was educated at Rugby, from where he was expelled for boldly countering the famous Dr. Arnold, Sir you are drunk , when asked by Arnold why Vaughan was drunk ! Unable to afford a British commission Vaughan joined British Companys Bengal Armys 21st Native Infantry at Moradabad in mid 1841 , when he was offered a commission. Although initially most unhappy Vaughan groomed 21st into finest battalions of the companys army . Such was Vaughans influence that this battalion survived the rebellion and was the only battalion allowed to retain arms during the rebellion at Peshawar. Sadly this battalion, renumbered 1st Bengal Native Infantry later
1st Brahmans and finally 4/1 Punjab was most unjustly later disbanded by the British in 1931. Vaughan saw action at Maharajpore in 1843 as a staff officer. He was posted to 2nd Punjab Infantry st Kohat as second in command in 1850 ,which he soon temporarily commanded and led into action against Wazerees in protecting the salt mines at Nuree. Vaughan introduced CLASS COMPANIES for the first time in history while serving in 5th Punjab Infantry as he felt that separate and conflicting diet of Hindus , Sikhs and Muslims , necessitated clear division at company level. In 1851 Vaughan was promoted to command the 5th Punjab Infantry at Dera Ghazi Khan.In 1855 while on furlough he volunteered for Crimean war and commanded Ottoman troops which were most unjustly employed as coolies by the British.Later his Ottoman battalion was deployed at Kerch.
He rejoined the 5th Punjab Infantry at Kohat in early 1857. He was ordered to secure Attock with 5th Punjab Infantry and relieve the rebellious 55th Native Infantry. From here he was ordered to Mardan where Colonel Spottiswoode who committed suicide shooting himself through the head squarely blamed Vaughans rash conduct as the main reason for his suicide. 5th Punjab Infantry was retained in Punjab in 1857 and employed against the Hindustani fanatics at Sitana in 1857. 5th Punjab Infantry was finally sent to Lucknow after its fall and participated in pacification of Oudh.Its most famous action was killing Subedar Bakht Khan on 13th May 1859 by Naik Habibullah and Sepoy Faqir Shah from its 100 percent Pathan Company at Koronia Sota Pass in Nepals Rapti River valley.Vaughan made no mention of this in his memoirs but the incident was mentioned in 5th Punjab Infantry history and the history of FF Rifles.
5th Punjab Infantry was ordered back to Punjab in January 1860 and later to Kohat and finally to DI Khan in 1861. The 1857 expedition against Hindustani fanatics had been a failure as they had re- established themselves in the same area. In 1863 5th Punjab Infantry under Vaughans command took part in Ambeyla expedition of 1863 where the British Indian Army suffered one of highest casualties in history of all expeditions including the much exaggerated Tirah expedition.The reason for this was the resistance of all Pashtun tribes around Ambeyla to allow the army passage which was considered a disgrace to Pashtun tribal traditions. This REFUTES Maulana Ghulam Rasul Mehrs ethnically biased FALSE ALLEGATIONS that the Pashtuns of Bunner and Indus Valley betrayed the Hindustanis. In 1868 Vaughan was promoted brigade commander but was not earlier given command of Punjab Frontier Force as Wilde was more well connected. As brigade
commander he took part in the 1868 expedition against Black Mountain. In January 1869 posted to command Gwalior district with rank of Brigadier general.Promoted major general in 1870 Vaughan commanded Allahabad division as acting GOC.Unhappy with the ham handed treatment and short of money , Vaughan returned to England. Vaughan joined the railway for some time as a general manager. He also submitted articles to London newspapers but was ignored. Meanwhile Second Afghan War broke out in 1878 and Vaughan expected a divisional command but was ignored in favour of the more well connected Roberts. His application was accepted by the Times newspaper to cover Second Afghan War as a war correspondent instead. Lord Lytton Viceroy of India strongly advised General Roberts to be tactful with Vaughan and Roberts was known for his masterly manipulation of the press.
Vaughan interviewed Cavagnari shortly before he was murdered. Vaughans major recognition came when 5th Punjab Infantry was named Vaughans Rifles in 1903 reorganization.He was promoted to the rank of full general in 1905 and died on 2nd January 1911. Major A.H Amin (Retired)

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  • 4. EXPELLED FROM RUGBY FOR BEING DRUNK AND FEARLESSLY COUNTERING THE LEGENDARY DR. ARNOLD WITH THE STATEMENT THAT SIR YOU ARE DRUNK . UNABLE TO BUY A BRITISH COMMISSION , WAS FORCED TO JOIN AN INDIAN INFANTRY BATTALION OF THE BRITISH COMPANY . RAISED 21ST BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY TO HIGHEST STANDARDS IN INDIA COMMANDED 5TH PUNJAB INFANTRY FOR TEN YEARS OUTSTANDINGLY IN 1857-59 BATTLES AND FRONTIER EXPEDITIONS- ROSE TO GENERAL RANK BUT SADLY PASSED OVER FROM DIVISIONAL COMMAND IN AFGHAN WAR AS LACKED THE REQUIRED PUSH AND PULL- SERVED AS TIMES WAR CORRESPONDENT IN SECOND AFGHAN WAR ONE OF LAST SURVIVING PIFFER OFFICERS in 1911- THE PATHAN COMPANY OF 5th PUNJAB INFANTRY UNDER HIS COMMAND KILLED THE FAMOUS REBEL LEADER SUBEDAR BAKHT KHAN- ALTHOUGH SECOND TO COMMAND HIS BATTALION , THE UNIT WAS NAMED
  • 5. VAUGHANS RIFLES AS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF HIS OUTSTANDING COMMAND. John Luther Vaughan, the fourth son of the Rev Edward Vaughan, of Leicester, was born on 6 March 1820 and was educated at Rugby, from where he was expelled for boldly countering the famous Dr. Arnold, Sir you are drunk , when asked by Arnold why Vaughan was drunk ! Unable to afford a British commission Vaughan joined British Companys Bengal Armys 21st Native Infantry at Moradabad in mid 1841 , when he was offered a commission. Although initially most unhappy Vaughan groomed 21st into finest battalions of the companys army . Such was Vaughans influence that this battalion survived the rebellion and was the only battalion allowed to retain arms during the rebellion at Peshawar. Sadly this battalion, renumbered 1st Bengal Native Infantry later
  • 6. 1st Brahmans and finally 4/1 Punjab was most unjustly later disbanded by the British in 1931. Vaughan saw action at Maharajpore in 1843 as a staff officer. He was posted to 2nd Punjab Infantry st Kohat as second in command in 1850 ,which he soon temporarily commanded and led into action against Wazerees in protecting the salt mines at Nuree. Vaughan introduced CLASS COMPANIES for the first time in history while serving in 5th Punjab Infantry as he felt that separate and conflicting diet of Hindus , Sikhs and Muslims , necessitated clear division at company level. In 1851 Vaughan was promoted to command the 5th Punjab Infantry at Dera Ghazi Khan.In 1855 while on furlough he volunteered for Crimean war and commanded Ottoman troops which were most unjustly employed as coolies by the British.Later his Ottoman battalion was deployed at Kerch.
  • 7. He rejoined the 5th Punjab Infantry at Kohat in early 1857. He was ordered to secure Attock with 5th Punjab Infantry and relieve the rebellious 55th Native Infantry. From here he was ordered to Mardan where Colonel Spottiswoode who committed suicide shooting himself through the head squarely blamed Vaughans rash conduct as the main reason for his suicide. 5th Punjab Infantry was retained in Punjab in 1857 and employed against the Hindustani fanatics at Sitana in 1857. 5th Punjab Infantry was finally sent to Lucknow after its fall and participated in pacification of Oudh.Its most famous action was killing Subedar Bakht Khan on 13th May 1859 by Naik Habibullah and Sepoy Faqir Shah from its 100 percent Pathan Company at Koronia Sota Pass in Nepals Rapti River valley.Vaughan made no mention of this in his memoirs but the incident was mentioned in 5th Punjab Infantry history and the history of FF Rifles.
  • 8. 5th Punjab Infantry was ordered back to Punjab in January 1860 and later to Kohat and finally to DI Khan in 1861. The 1857 expedition against Hindustani fanatics had been a failure as they had re- established themselves in the same area. In 1863 5th Punjab Infantry under Vaughans command took part in Ambeyla expedition of 1863 where the British Indian Army suffered one of highest casualties in history of all expeditions including the much exaggerated Tirah expedition.The reason for this was the resistance of all Pashtun tribes around Ambeyla to allow the army passage which was considered a disgrace to Pashtun tribal traditions. This REFUTES Maulana Ghulam Rasul Mehrs ethnically biased FALSE ALLEGATIONS that the Pashtuns of Bunner and Indus Valley betrayed the Hindustanis. In 1868 Vaughan was promoted brigade commander but was not earlier given command of Punjab Frontier Force as Wilde was more well connected. As brigade
  • 9. commander he took part in the 1868 expedition against Black Mountain. In January 1869 posted to command Gwalior district with rank of Brigadier general.Promoted major general in 1870 Vaughan commanded Allahabad division as acting GOC.Unhappy with the ham handed treatment and short of money , Vaughan returned to England. Vaughan joined the railway for some time as a general manager. He also submitted articles to London newspapers but was ignored. Meanwhile Second Afghan War broke out in 1878 and Vaughan expected a divisional command but was ignored in favour of the more well connected Roberts. His application was accepted by the Times newspaper to cover Second Afghan War as a war correspondent instead. Lord Lytton Viceroy of India strongly advised General Roberts to be tactful with Vaughan and Roberts was known for his masterly manipulation of the press.
  • 10. Vaughan interviewed Cavagnari shortly before he was murdered. Vaughans major recognition came when 5th Punjab Infantry was named Vaughans Rifles in 1903 reorganization.He was promoted to the rank of full general in 1905 and died on 2nd January 1911. Major A.H Amin (Retired)