Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857

Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857

The reminiscences contained in the following pages were originally published in the columns of the Pioneer; and it is with the kind permission of the Editor of that Journal that I am enabled to re-issue them in the form of this little book. They do not pretend to any merit but that of truth. In that respect they may claim to present a record of actual events, and thus to bring before the Reader, however imperfectly, a rough sketch of the great Indian Mutiny such as it appeared to the eyes of a young Subaltern Officer of Native Cavalry, who had the good fortune to be engaged in its suppression. [1] In jotting down the reminiscences and sketches contained in the following pages, my aim is to record simply and truthfully certain episodes of a stirring period of Indian military history. Englishmen can never cease to be interested in the story of the great Sepoy Mutiny; and I trust that even so modest a contribution as mine to the narrative of some of its details may not be considered superfluous. Often have I been urged to give the semi-permanence of printer's ink to some story told over the walnuts and the wine; and at last I am tempted to take advantage of the enforced leisure[2] which has been imposed on me by the recent regulations limiting tenure of regimental command, and placing me, with many other better men, unwillingly en retraite, while still in the prime of life and energy. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 49544
Author: Mackenzie, A. R. D. (Alfred Robert Davidson)
Release Date: Jul 29, 2015
Format: eBook
Language: English