On April 24th, 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held a parade of the ninety skirmishers of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bengal Army at Meerut, some 30 miles from Delhi. The disastrous events that followed sparked an almost wholesale mutiny of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Native Army. Had the ensuing uprising succeeded, it would have threatened the validity of the entire British Empire. As it was, the Mutiny witnessed several tragic and bloody events, from the original incident in Meerut to the horrifying siege of Cawnpore. Christopher Wilikinson-Latham details the history of the conflict, from its beginnings to ultimate resolution.
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native infantry, service dress, forage cap, native troops Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bengal Native Infantry, Colin Campbell, Kashmir Gate, Nana Sahib, Regiment of Foot, Tantia Topi, Light Cavalry, Henry Lawrence, Probyn's Horse, Hodson's Horse, Honourable East India Company, Lord Canning, Punjab Cavalry, Sutherland Highlanders, Brigadier Archdale Wilson, Colonel Ripley, Dragoon Guards, Flagstaff Tower, Hindu Rao, Major Paterson, Water Bastion New!
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'I know not what course events may take. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
native infantry, service dress, forage cap, native troops Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Bengal Native Infantry, Colin Campbell, Kashmir Gate, Nana Sahib, Regiment of Foot, Tantia Topi, Light Cavalry, Henry Lawrence, Probyn's Horse, Hodson's Horse, Honourable East India Company, Lord Canning, Punjab Cavalry, Sutherland Highlanders, Brigadier Archdale Wilson, Colonel Ripley, Dragoon Guards, Flagstaff Tower, Hindu Rao, Major Paterson, Water Bastion New!
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- The Custom House by Francis King on page 20
- British Infantry Equipments (1), 1808-1908 (Men-At-Arms Series, 107) by Mike Chappell in Back Matter
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