Meerut was the garrison town near Delhi in central India where the great mutiny broke out in 1857, after the disciplining of some sepoys for refusing to bite rifle cartridges rumoured to have been greased with ‘unclean’ animal fats. Dunlop was an Anglo-Indian Magistrate serving in Meerut when the mutiny broke out. His account, based on diaries and letters he wrote at the time, vividly describes the mood on the eve of the mutiny – particularly the mysterious appearence of ‘chapatis’ – the dried flour wafers that were allegedly a sign of the impending outbreak. Dunlop describes the first outbreak of mutiny at Meeruit on May 10th and lists those soldiers and civilians murdered by
the mutineers. Subsequent chapters describe him joining the “Khakee Ressalah’ or Meerut Volunteer Horse, and its subsequent service, incuding the defeat and death of the rebel leader
Sah Mull. Often cited by historians of the Mutiny, Dunlop’s account, at once vivid and thoughtful, represents the reactions of an intelligent Anglo-Indian who sees faults and qualities on both sides.
HIs book includes a useful appendix listing all those units of the East Indian army which mutinied.
SERVICE AND ADVENTURE WITH THE KHAKEE RESSALAH OR MEERUT VOLUNTEER HORSE DURNG THE MUTINIES OF 1857-58
£14.50
The personal memoirs of an officer who served throughout the Mutiny in the Meerut District, taken from his notes and personal letters. Gives an excellent picture of the Civil Rebellion and the effective actions of a few brave Englishmen in its midst.
Author/Editor | Robert Henry Wallace Dunlop, B.C.S. |
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Product Code | 8492 |
Delivery | Usually despatched within 2-5 Days |
Format | 2005 N&M Press reprint (of original 1858 pub). SB. xi + 168pp with 9 plates. (3 in colour) |
ISBN | 9781845742362 |
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