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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1785–1839 French soldier and adventurer}}<br />
{{Infobox officeholder<br />
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| name = Jean-François Allard<br />
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| image = Jean-François Allard.jpg<br />
| caption = Portrait of Jean-François Allard, by [[Joseph-Désiré Court]]<br />
| birth_date = 1785<br />
| birth_place = [[Saint Tropez]], [[Kingdom of France]] <br> {{small|(present-day [[France]])}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|1839|df=y|1785}}<br />
| death_place = [[Peshawar]], [[Sikh Empire]] <br> {{small|(present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]])}}<br />
| father = <br />
| rank = Captain<br />
| allegiance = [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|23px]] [[First French Empire]] <br> [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|23px]] [[Sikh Empire]]<br />
| office = <br />
| relatives = Princess Bannu Pan Dei (spouse)<ref name="IE">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/saint-tropez-himachal-pradesh-general-allard-princess-bannu-7928823/|title=Explained: A love story that ties Saint-Tropez with Himachal Pradesh|website=Indian Express|date=21 May 2022 |accessdate=23 May 2022}}</ref><br />
| unit = [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|23px]] [[7th Hussar Regiment (France)|7th Hussar Regiment]] <br> [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|23px]] [[Fauj-i-Khas]]<br />
| awards = [[File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg|23px]] [[Légion d'Honneur]] <br> [[File:Sikh Empire flag.jpg|23px]] Kaukab-i-Iqbal-i-Punjab<br />
| battles = [[Battle of Waterloo]]<br />
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'''Jean-François Allard''' ({{IPA-fr|ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa alaʁ}}; 1785–1839), born in [[Saint Tropez]], was a French soldier and adventurer.<br />
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Allard served in [[Napoleon]]'s army, where he was twice injured. He was awarded the [[Légion d'honneur]],<ref name="Brown"/> and was promoted to the rank of Captain of the French [[7th Hussar Regiment (France)|7th Hussar Regiment]]. <br />
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After the [[Battle of Waterloo]] Allard drifted, going to [[Persia]] where he visited [[Abbas Mirza]] to propose his services. He was promised the rank of Colonel, but never actually received the troops corresponding to his function.<ref>[[John Gorton (writer)|John Gorton]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=PWVlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA16 ''A General Biographical Dictionary,'' p. 16]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VsxPAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA152 ''Chambers's encyclopaedia'' p.152]</ref><br />
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In 1820, Allard left for the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], where in 1822 he entered the service of the Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]]. He was commissioned to raise a corps of dragoons and lancers. On completion of this task, Allard was awarded the rank of general, and became the leader of the European officer corps in the Maharaja's service. While serving under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he fell in love with Princess Bannu Pan Dei from the area that is now [[Himachal Pradesh]]. They married and eventually had seven children. In 1835, Allard returned to his hometown Saint-Tropez along with his wife and built "Pan Dei Palais" to commemorate their love. When he returned to India, to serve in Maharaja's army once again he left Pan Dei at Saint-Tropez, fearing that she might become [[Sati (practice)|Sati]], if he died in India for any reason.<ref name="IE"/><br />
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Another European who took service in the Punjab with Allard in 1822 was the Italian [[Jean-Baptiste Ventura]]. They were joined four years later by the Neapolitan [[Paolo Di Avitabile]], and the Frenchman [[Claude August Court]].<ref name="Brown">[https://books.google.com/books?id=fGVU3YNtmJsC&pg=PA43 ''Sikh art and literature'' by Kerry Brown p.43''ff'']</ref> A Spaniard, by the name of Oms, also served with them for a period.<br />
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[[File:General Allard with familly.jpg|thumb|right|General Allard with family. Sikh painting, 1838.<ref name="Brown"/>]]<br />
Allard was a charming and gentle man, very different from some of the other European mercenaries in the Punjab. He made the effort to learn Persian, and is said to have composed poetry in his new language.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}<br />
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He was an amateur [[numismatist]], and contributed greatly to the early study of [[History of India|Ancient Indian]] coins.<ref>''Proceedings of the Numismatic Society, 1836/1837-1838/1839.'' [[Royal Numismatic Society]] (Great Britain) p.71 [https://books.google.com/books?id=3mI-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA71]</ref><br />
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In June 1834, Allard returned to France on leave, going back to the Punjab 18 months later. He continued to serve the Maharaja until his death in 1839.<br />
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Allard was awarded the [[Légion d'Honneur]] ''([[French language|French]] for Legion of Honour)'' by [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], and the Kaukab-i-Iqbal-i-Punjab ''([[Persian language|Persian]] for Bright Star of Punjab)'' by Ranjit Singh.<ref name="Brown"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[France-Asia relations]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100417124143/http://www.pandei.com/index.php?action=AccueilSlideshow&lang=en-en The residence built by Allard in Saint Tropez in 1834: the Pan Dei Palais]<br />
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