Outram

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. A surname, most famously borne by Sir James Outram, a nineteenth-century British army general who served in India
2. The family name of Sir James Outram, a British military commander known for his campaigns in India in the 1800s
3. Refers to the British general Sir James Outram, a nineteenth-century soldier who fought in India and was celebrated for his service

Etymology: Sir James Outram, a British general in India, earned the nickname "the Bayard of India" during the 1857 rebellion. Although he outranked Henry Havelock, he gave up his seniority and served as a volunteer under him when the two marched to relieve the besieged garrison at Lucknow, leaving Havelock to lead the relief force. Outram is an English surname, probably from a place name, though the exact origin is uncertain. In everyday English, the name is remembered mainly through this general, not through any common vocabulary.