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Indian Mutiny 1857-59
The causes of the Mutiny are complex and are shrouded in legend. The immediate trigger may have been Muslim and Hindu sepoys [native Indians serving in the East India company's army] objecting to defiling themselves with pig and cow fat respectively when they bit a newly introduced British greased cartridge. But the main cause was the continuing spread of British control over northern India, in particular the annexation of Oudh in 1856. When the initial revolt began at Meerut in May 1857, all those who had grievances against the British joined the rebellious sepoys, and a widespread revolt began. After several massacres of Europeans, particularly at Cawnpore and Delhi, the rebellion was put down without mercy. Delhi was taken by the rebels who proclaimed the decrepit last Mughal Emperor as their nominal leader, and was besieged and successfully stormed by British and loyal Indian troops, whilst at Lucknow a small British garrison and its civilian dependents under Sir Henry Lawrence was besieged by a large rebel force. These 'original defenders' were augmented by the First Relief Force under Generals Havelock and Outram which broke through to them, but it was not until 1858 that Lucknow and its surrounding area were finally relieved by forces commanded by Sir Colin Campbell. Many battles, skirmishes and sieges across the northern part of India were carried out in extreme heat, the troops formed into long flying columns which became noted for their rapid marches over long distances. Major operations ended in July 1858 and the Britsh Government assumed direct rule of India from the East India Company.
Indian Mutiny 1857-59
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INDIAN MUTINY AND BEYOND
The Letters Of Robert Shebbeare VC
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A recently discovered cache of letters home written by British Officer Robert Shebbeare, who won a VC in the storming of Delhi in the Indian Mutiny, and later raised his own regiment, the 15th Punjab, which volunteered for service in China in 1860. Tragically Shebbeare died en route home for a sp...
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HISTORY OF THE XX REGIMENT 1688-1888
Lancashire Fusiliers
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A full unit history of one of the British Army's most famous names - the Lancashire Fusiliers. Covers the regiment's role in the battles of Dettingen, Fontenoy, Culloden, Corunna, the Peninsular War, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny.
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HISTORICAL RECORDS OF THE QUEEN’S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS 1793 - 1885
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Regimental history of a Scottish unit, first raised in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars, which saw service in Egypt, the Peninsular War, the Waterloo campaign, the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny. In the 1880s - when this history was first published - the regiment took part in the Ni...
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OLD MEMORIES
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An account of the author's experiences during the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny at Meerut, the march on Agra and the relief of Lucknow. Gough later won the Victoria Cross at Alumbagh in November 1857.
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