Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8

by John Kaye, George Bruce Malleson, George Bruce Malleson (Editor)

Overview

This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (1825-1898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (1814-1876) was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of first-hand evidence, collected from personal and professional contacts, supports (perhaps predictably) his assertion that the rebellion is a story of British 'national character', and the narrative is illustrated with biographical and personal anecdotes. Malleson's contributions however are derived from his controversial 'Red Pamphlet' (1857) and other writings, in which he is unafraid to criticise or praise British troops and administration as the occasion demands. Volume 3 covers areas including Bengal and Bihar, Agra, the central and north-west, Oudh and Lucknow, and includes character assessments and discussions of conditions and causes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108023252
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/16/2010
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Preface;
List and short description of places mentioned in this, and not described in the preceding volume;
Book VII. Feebleness in Bengal and Strength in Bihar: 1. Panic and panic-mongers in Calcutta;
2. Patna and Arah;
3. Bihar, Bengal, and Banaras;
Book VIII. The North-Western Provinces, Central India, and Rajputana: 1. Agra and Gwallar;
2. Jhansi and Bundelkhand;
3. Durand and Holkar;
4. George Lawrence and Rajputana;
5. Agra and Sassiah;
6. The North-West Provinces;
Book IX. Oudh: 1. Oudh and Henry Lawrence;
2. The Leaguer of Lakhnao;
3. Neill, Havelock, and Outram;
Appendix.