Central India during the Rebellion of 1857 and 1858.

Lowe (Thomas)

Central India during the Rebellion of 1857 and 1858.

A Narrative of Operations of the British Forces from the Suppression of Mutiny in Aurungabad to the Capture of Gwalior under Major-General Sir Hugh Rose, G.C.B. and Brigadier Sir C. Stuart, K.C.B.

Description: FIRST EDITION. Signed by the author. With folding map: Generals Rose & Stuart's Indian Campaigns; prelims and endleaves with some occasional spotting, otherwise a very good copy; pp. xiii, 369, [1]; contemporary full tan calf, boards ruled blind and gilt; head of spine chipped; dedication inscription from the author to the half-title.

Publication Details: London: Longman Green Longman and Robert 1860

Notes: Scarce in commerce is this dense, sprawling and emotive account of the operations of the British forces in Central India in 1857 and 1858, covering the notorious Rebellion of 1857 and its aftermath. The author Thomas Lowe, who was medical officer to the Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners, begins his account with his arrival in Bombay. Lowe includes the suppression of the uprising in Arungabad, the capture of Gwalior and the reinstatement of the Maharajah. In addition to its military content, the book contains various extended observations on subcontinental flora, fauna and customs - what he ap...moreScarce in commerce is this dense, sprawling and emotive account of the operations of the British forces in Central India in 1857 and 1858, covering the notorious Rebellion of 1857 and its aftermath. The author Thomas Lowe, who was medical officer to the Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners, begins his account with his arrival in Bombay. Lowe includes the suppression of the uprising in Arungabad, the capture of Gwalior and the reinstatement of the Maharajah. In addition to its military content, the book contains various extended observations on subcontinental flora, fauna and customs - what he apologetically calls 'the occasional non-military air' - as well as its various architectural wonders (one sub-chapter is entitled, A Visit to the Taj.) A broad account of this seminal moment, which would ultimately signal the demise of the East India Company and the creation of the British Raj. HIDE

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Price: £750

Subject: History

Published Date: 1860

Stock Number: 74929

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