Claude Martin Wade
Colonel Sir Claude Martine Wade CB (3 April 1794 – 21 October 1861) was a British soldier who was Agent to the Governor-General for the Affairs of the Punjab and North-West Frontier, 1823–1840. He managed relations between the British and important rulers in India such as Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Shah Shuja, King of Afghanistan. He was one of the first to "force the Khyber pass."
Claude Martine Wade | |
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| Born | 3 April 1794 Bengal, British India |
| Died | 21 October 1861 (aged 67) Bath, Somerset, England |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Spouse | Jane Selina Nicholl |
| Parent(s) | Lt. Col. Joseph Wade and Maria Ross |
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