by 19th-century British historiography, which described him as a genius of defensive sieges, and dubbed him the "Hero of Herat", as part of a propaganda campaign aiming to show the power of the British military, and to secure British domination in Middle East and Asia. See also Siege of Herat (1837–1838) References Further reading British people in colonial India British diplomats Graduates of Addiscombe Military Seminary Bombay Artillery officers British East India Company Army officers British people of the First Anglo-Afghan War People of the First Anglo-Afghan War 1811 births 1843 deaths Companions of the Order of the Bath 19th-century Anglo-Irish people Hong Kong people of Irish descent