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	[[Major-General]] '''Sir James Browne''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCSI\|CB}} (16 September 1839 – 13 June 1896), known as "'''Buster Browne'''", was a ~~[[United Kingdom\|~~British]] [[military engineer]] and administrator in [[British India]].		[[Major-General]] '''Sir James Browne''' {{post-nominals\|country=GBR\|KCSI\|CB}} (16 September 1839 – 13 June 1896), known as "'''Buster Browne'''", was a British [[military engineer]] and administrator in [[British India]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Browne was born in [[France]], the son of Dr Robert Browne, a [[physician]] of [[Falkirk]], Scotland.<ref name="innes">{{cite book \|title=The Life and Times of General Sir James Browne, R.E., K.C.B., K.C.S.I. (Buster Browne) \|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t70v8p141&view=1up&seq=9 \|first=Lieut.-General J. J. McLeod \|last=Innes \|author-link=James John McLeod Innes \|place=London \|publisher=John Murray \|year=1905 }}</ref> His father had practised medicine in [[Calcutta]] in the 1820s and 1830s, and there met his wife, who was the daughter of his patient, a Dutch merchant whose own English wife had recently died.<ref name="innes"/>		Browne was born in [[France]], the son of Dr Robert Browne, a [[physician]] of [[Falkirk]], Scotland.<ref name="innes">{{cite book \|title=The Life and Times of General Sir James Browne, R.E., K.C.B., K.C.S.I. (Buster Browne) \|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t70v8p141&view=1up&seq=9 \|first=Lieut.-General J. J. McLeod \|last=Innes \|author-link=James John McLeod Innes \|place=London \|publisher=John Murray \|year=1905 }}</ref> His father had practised medicine in [[Calcutta]] in the 1820s and 1830s, and there met his wife, who was the daughter of his patient, a Dutch merchant whose own English wife had recently died.<ref name="innes"/>

	He was educated in France and Germany and at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name="vibart">{{Cite book \|first=H. M. \|last=Vibart \|title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note \|place=Westminster \|publisher=Archibald Constable \|year=1894 \|pages=637–43 \|ol=23336661M }}</ref> He entered the [[East India Company]]'s [[Addiscombe Military Seminary\|Military College at Addiscombe]] in February 1856, and received a commission in the [[Bengal Engineers]] on 11 December 1857. He arrived in India in December 1859.<ref name="vibart"/>		He was educated in France and Germany and at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name="vibart">{{Cite book \|first=H. M. \|last=Vibart \|title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note \|place=Westminster \|publisher=Archibald Constable \|year=1894 \|pages=637–43 \|ol=23336661M }}</ref> He entered the [[East India Company]]'s [[Addiscombe Military Seminary\|Military College at Addiscombe]] in February 1856, and received a commission in the [[Bengal Engineers]] on 11 December 1857. He arrived in India in December 1859.<ref name="vibart"/>

	==Career==		==Career==
	He served in the expedition against the [[Mahsud]] [[Waziris]] in 1860, being [[mentioned in ~~despatches~~]], and in 1863 in the [[Ambela Campaign]], when he was three times mentioned. During the Ambela Campaign he was frequently employed as an interpreter, having become the first officer to pass examinations in [[Pashtoo]].<ref name="vibart"/>		He served in the expedition against the [[Mahsud]] [[Waziris]] in 1860, being [[mentioned in dispatches]], and in 1863 in the [[Ambela Campaign]], when he was three times mentioned. During the Ambela Campaign he was frequently employed as an interpreter, having become the first officer to pass examinations in [[Pashtoo]].<ref name="vibart"/>

	After the Campaign and until 1865, Browne became Executive Engineer of the [[Kohat Division]] employed with building forts. Thereafter he spent some months at [[IIT Roorkee\|Thomason College]] before returning to the Punjab as Executive Engineer at [[Lahore]]. He subsequently spent three years at [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\|Kangra]] where he worked on the construction of 120 miles of mountain roads, and designing and building four bridges at Buneyr, Nigul, Dehree and Durom.<ref name="vibart"/>		After the Campaign and until 1865, Browne became Executive Engineer of the [[Kohat Division]] employed with building forts. Thereafter he spent some months at [[IIT Roorkee\|Thomason College]] before returning to the Punjab as Executive Engineer at [[Lahore]]. He subsequently spent three years at [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh\|Kangra]] where he worked on the construction of 120 miles of mountain roads, and designing and building four bridges at Buneyr, Nigul, Dehree and Durom.<ref name="vibart"/>
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	In 1881 he became colonel, and in 1882 commanded the Indian engineer contingent sent to [[Egypt]], being present at the [[Battle of Tel el-Kebir]] during the [[Anglo-Egyptian War]]. For his services in Egypt he received the 3rd class of the Osmariieh Order and the Khedives Star.		In 1881 he became colonel, and in 1882 commanded the Indian engineer contingent sent to [[Egypt]], being present at the [[Battle of Tel el-Kebir]] during the [[Anglo-Egyptian War]]. For his services in Egypt he received the 3rd class of the Osmariieh Order and the Khedives Star.

	In 1884 he was appointed engineer-in-chief of the [[~~Sindh~~]]~~-[[Pishin, Pakistan\|Pishin]] railway~~. In 1888 he was made a [[Order of the Star of India\|KCSI]] and in 1889 [[quartermaster-general]] for India. In 1892 he was appointed agent to the governor-general in [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)\|Baluchistan]], in succession to Sir [[Robert Groves Sandeman]], his intimate experience of the Baluchis, gained during his railway work, having specially fitted him for this post.		In 1884 he was appointed engineer-in-chief of the [[Sind–Pishin State Railway]]. In 1888 he was made a [[Order of the Star of India\|KCSI]] and in 1889 [[quartermaster-general]] for India. In 1892 he was appointed agent to the governor-general in [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)\|Baluchistan]], in succession to Sir [[Robert Groves Sandeman]], his intimate experience of the Baluchis, gained during his railway work, having specially fitted him for this post.

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[[Major-General]] '''Sir James Browne''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI|CB}} (16 September 1839 – 13 June 1896), known as "'''Buster Browne'''", was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[military engineer]] and administrator in [[British India]].

==Early life==
Browne was born in [[France]], the son of Dr Robert Browne, a [[physician]] of [[Falkirk]], Scotland.<ref name="innes">{{cite book |title=The Life and Times of General Sir James Browne, R.E., K.C.B., K.C.S.I. (Buster Browne) |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t70v8p141&view=1up&seq=9 |first=Lieut.-General J. J. McLeod |last=Innes |author-link=James John McLeod Innes |place=London |publisher=John Murray |year=1905 }}</ref> His father had practised medicine in [[Calcutta]] in the 1820s and 1830s, and there met his wife, who was the daughter of his patient, a Dutch merchant whose own English wife had recently died.<ref name="innes"/>

He was educated in France and Germany and at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name="vibart">{{Cite book |first=H. M. |last=Vibart |title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note |place=Westminster |publisher=Archibald Constable |year=1894 |pages=637–43 |ol=23336661M }}</ref> He entered the [[East India Company]]'s [[Addiscombe Military Seminary|Military College at Addiscombe]] in February 1856, and received a commission in the [[Bengal Engineers]] on 11 December 1857. He arrived in India in December 1859.<ref name="vibart"/>
==Career==
He served in the expedition against the [[Mahsud]] [[Waziris]] in 1860, being [[mentioned in despatches]], and in 1863 in the [[Ambela Campaign]], when he was three times mentioned. During the Ambela Campaign he was frequently employed as an interpreter, having become the first officer to pass examinations in [[Pashtoo]].<ref name="vibart"/>

After the Campaign and until 1865, Browne became Executive Engineer of the [[Kohat Division]] employed with building forts. Thereafter he spent some months at [[IIT Roorkee|Thomason College]] before returning to the Punjab as Executive Engineer at [[Lahore]]. He subsequently spent three years at [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] where he worked on the construction of 120 miles of mountain roads, and designing and building four bridges at Buneyr, Nigul, Dehree and Durom.<ref name="vibart"/>

In 1869 he was thanked for his work with the Dalhousie Road Project, for the rapid completion of the barracks and his management of the 2,000 European soldiers working on the construction. In 1871 he went on furlough and spent two year studying railways and iron bridge work in Europe and America. He returned to India in 1873 and was employed designing iron bridges in the [[North-Western Provinces]].<ref name="vibart"/> In 1874 he carried out an extensive scheme of water supply for [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]]. In January 1875 he became superintendent of works for the building of the [[Indus]] bridge. He was praised for possessing a "rare combination of theoretical skill and practical talent".<ref name="vibart"/> In 1876 he surveyed and laid out the first 70 miles of the railway from [[Sukkur]] to [[Quetta]]. He also worked alone to submit a reconnaissance survey of the [[Kacchi Plain]], and Mushkaf and [[Bolan Pass|Bolan]] passes up to Quetta.<ref name="vibart"/>

In 1877 he was promoted [[lieutenant-colonel]], and in 1878–1879 accompanied [[Donald Martin Stewart|Sir Donald Stewart]] as political officer during the [[Second Anglo-Afghan War]]. He took part in several engagements, was mentioned in despatches, and received the [[Order of the Bath|CB]]. At the conclusion of the war, Browne went on furlough to Britain. Whilst in England, he read a paper on "The Retention of Candahar and the Defence of the North West Frontier" to the [[East India Association]].<ref name="vibart"/> On his return to India he took charge of railway reconnaissance in the [[Central Provinces]], and his services earned him the thanks of the Indian government.<ref name="vibart"/>

In 1881 he became colonel, and in 1882 commanded the Indian engineer contingent sent to [[Egypt]], being present at the [[Battle of Tel el-Kebir]] during the [[Anglo-Egyptian War]]. For his services in Egypt he received the 3rd class of the Osmariieh Order and the Khedives Star.

In 1884 he was appointed engineer-in-chief of the [[Sindh]]-[[Pishin, Pakistan|Pishin]] railway. In 1888 he was made a [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]] and in 1889 [[quartermaster-general]] for India. In 1892 he was appointed agent to the governor-general in [[Baluchistan (Chief Commissioners Province)|Baluchistan]], in succession to Sir [[Robert Groves Sandeman]], his intimate experience of the Baluchis, gained during his railway work, having specially fitted him for this post.

==Personal life==
In 1864 Browne married Alice Pierson, daughter of Charles Pierson and sister of Major William Henry Pierson.<ref>Vibart 1894, p. 643.</ref>

==Death==
Browne died suddenly in the morning of 13 June 1896 in Quetta. He was granted a state funeral, including a procession and thirteen gun salute, and buried that same evening. The cause of death was certified to be a haemorrhage from the bowels.<ref name="innes"/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |title=The Life and Times of General Sir James Browne, R.E., K.C.B., K.C.S.I. (Buster Browne) |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc2.ark:/13960/t70v8p141&view=1up&seq=9 |first=Lieut.-General J. J. McLeod |last=Innes |author-link=James John McLeod Innes |place=London |publisher=John Murray |year=1905 }}
*{{Cite book |first=H. M. |last=Vibart |title=Addiscombe: its heroes and men of note |place=Westminster |publisher=Archibald Constable |year=1894 |pages=637–43 |ol=23336661M }}

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