Author: Sir John William Kaye
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 490

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Languages : en
Pages : 1616

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Author: Sir John William Kaye
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782892087
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1005

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[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny] By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India. This inherent weakness would be exposed during the events of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, as the Sepoy soldiers turned against their erstwhile British employers. The events that led up to the Revolt were many and varied, including British highhandedness, ignorance of local customs and religious values, and incendiary propaganda. It is generally argued that the spark that lit the flame was the rumour that the newly issued rifle cartridges would be greased either with tallow, derived from beef and thereby offensive to Hindus, or lard, derived from pork and thereby offensive to Muslims. The enraged soldiers mutinied across a number of Indian States, taking Delhi, besieging Lucknow, and revolting in Oudh. The rebellion was eventually quelled in 1858 however, the effects of the Mutiny were far ranging and important. The East Indian Company was dissolved and the British government set about reorganising all facets of its power in India from the political to the administration and, most pointedly, the military. Although India would not gain its Independence until 150 years later, the events of the Indian Mutiny stayed in the folk consciousness of the country, a number of the leaders were lionized in certain circles, and a measure of nascent nationhood was born. Of the many books written on the event, few are as well respected, accurate, frequently read or cited as the six volume history produced by two ex-British Army officers, Sir John Kaye and Colonel George Malleson, who had both erved extensively in India. This second volume deals events from May 1857 to July 1857.

Author: Frederick Martin
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Category : Economic geography
Languages : en
Pages : 1670

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Author: J. Scott-Keltie
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230270433
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1571

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The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world.

Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472810317
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 118

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In the mid-19th century India was the focus of Britain's international prestige and commercial power - the most important colony in an empire which extended to every continent on the globe and protected by the seemingly dependable native armies of the East India Company. When, however, in 1857 discontent exploded into open rebellion, Britain was obliged to field its largest army in forty years to defend its 'jewel in the crown'. This book, drawing on the latest sources as well as numerous first-hand accounts, explains why the sepoy armies rose up against the world's leading imperial power, details the major phases of the fighting, including the massacres at Cawnpore and the epic sieges of Delhi and Lucknow, and examines many other aspects of this compelling, at times horrifying, subject.

Author: Alfred Robert Davidson Mackenzie
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 230

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Languages : en
Pages : 632

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Languages : en
Pages : 318

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Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 732

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