On April 24th, 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held a parade of the ninety skirmishers of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bengal Army at Meerut, some 30 miles from Delhi. The disastrous events that followed sparked an almost wholesale mutiny of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Native Army. Had the ensuing uprising succeeded, it would have threatened the validity of the entire British Empire. As it was, the Mutiny witnessed several tragic and bloody events, from the original incident in Meerut to the horrifying siege of Cawnpore. Christopher Wilikinson-Latham details the history of the conflict, from its beginnings to ultimate resolution.
Group
Books
State
Second Hand
Author
Wilkinson-Latham, C./Embleton, G.
Title
The Indian Mutiny
Details
English text, paperback, many bw-images, some plates with colour illustrations. Oxford: Osprey Publishing Ltd. 2005. 48 pages. Small misprint on the cover.
