https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=General_NeillGeneral Neill - Revision history2026-06-04T22:07:00ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.44.2https://www.arthur-conan-doyle.com/index.php?title=General_Neill&diff=128035&oldid=prevTCDE-Team: Created page with "General Neill ([[The Strand Magazine, july 1893)]] Historical figure. James George Smith Neill (27 may 1810 - 25 september 1857) was a British military officer of the East India Company, who served during the Indian rebellion of 1857. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == * General Neill was the British officer leading a relief column moving up-country during the siege of Bhurtee (the fictional garrison where ..."2025-08-15T14:39:20Z<p>Created page with "<a href="/wiki/File:James-george-smith-neill.jpg" title="File:James-george-smith-neill.jpg">thumb|250px|right|General Neill ([[The Strand Magazine</a>, july 1893)]] Historical figure. James George Smith Neill (27 may 1810 - 25 september 1857) was a British military officer of the East India Company, who served during the Indian rebellion of 1857. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == * General Neill was the British officer leading a relief column moving up-country during the siege of Bhurtee (the fictional garrison where ..."</p>
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James George Smith Neill (27 may 1810 - 25 september 1857) was a British military officer of the East India Company, who served during the Indian rebellion of 1857.<br />
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* General Neill was the British officer leading a relief column moving up-country during the siege of Bhurtee (the fictional garrison where [[Henry Wood]], [[Colonel James Barclay]], [[Sergeant Devoy]], and others were stationed) ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|327}}).<br />
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* When the water supply in Bhurtee ran out, the garrison's only hope was to get word to Neill so his forces could rescue them ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|327}}).<br />
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* [[Henry Wood]] volunteered to slip through enemy lines to deliver the warning — a mission that led to his betrayal by [[Colonel James Barclay]] and capture by the rebels ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|328}}).<br />
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* The next day, Neill's column did relieve Bhurtee, but by then [[Henry Wood]] had already been taken away as a prisoner ([[CROO]] {{refcanon|CROO|337}}).<br />
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