KAYE

kaye, sir john william (1814-1876), english military historian, was the son of charles kaye, a solicitor, and was educated at eton and the royal military college, addiscombe. from 1832 to 1841 he was an officer in the bengal artillery, afterwards spending some years in literary pursuits both in india and in england. in 1856 he entered the civil service of the east india company, and when the government of india was transferred to the british crown succeeded john stuart mill as secretary of the political and secret department of the india office. in 1871 he was made a k.c.s.i. he died in london on the 24th of july 1876. kaye's numerous writings include _history of the sepoy war in india_ (london, 1864-1876), which was revised and continued by colonel g. b. malleson and published in six volumes in 1888-1889; _history of the war in afghanistan_ (london, 1851), republished in 1858 and 1874; _administration of the east india company_ (london, 1853); _the life and correspondence of charles, lord metcalfe_ (london, 1854); _the life and correspondence of henry st george tucker_ (london, 1854); _life and correspondence of sir john malcolm_ (london, 1856); _christianity in india_ (london, 1859); _lives of indian officers_ (london, 1867); and two novels, _peregrine pultney_ and _long engagements_. he also edited several works dealing with indian affairs; wrote _essays of an optimist_ (london, 1870); and was a frequent contributor to periodicals.