ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>CANORA (KANARA) FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1848)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="CANORA,KANARA,FRANCIS,JOHN,Person,Person"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279CANORA (KANARA), FRANCIS JOHN (1799-1848), an Irishman, inscribed in <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 Darb&#257r records variously as Kenny, Kennedy and Khora. Roaming across many countries, he reached Lahore in 1831, and joined Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's artillery on a daily wage of Rs 3. Gradually, he rose to the rank of colonel, with a salary of Rs 350 per month. He continued to serve in the Sikh army after the first Anglo-Sikh war (1845-46). But his loyalty to the Lahore Darb&#257r was suspect. In 1848, he was commanding an artillery battery at Haz&#257r&#257 and was under the overall command of Chatar Si&#7749gh A&#7789&#257r&#299v&#257l&#257, the governor of Haz&#257r&#257 province. Chatar Si&#7749gh had raised banner of revolt against the British on account of the extraordinary behaviour of Captain James Abbott, assistant to the British resident at Lahore, who had defied the governor's authority by raising Muslim levies to destroy the Sikh brigade stationed in the Fort. When James Abbott, accompanied by Muslim mercenaries, marched on Har&#299pur Haz&#257r&#257 with a view to expelling the governor, Chatar Si&#7749gh ordered Canora to move the cannon out of the Fort on the open ground outside. Canora, who was in secret communication with James Abbott, refused to do so. The Sard&#257r charged two companies of infantry to arrest Canora for insubordination. Canora refused to surrender and was consequently shot down under the orders of Chatar Si&#7749gh.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Grey, C. , <i>European Adventurers of Northern India, 1785-1849</i> [Reprint]. Patiala, 1970<BR> <li class="C1"> Gulcharan Singh, <i>Ranjit Singh and His Generals</i>. Jalandhar, n. d.<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gulcharan Si&#7749gh <br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>