The Indian Mutiny of 1857
George Bruce Malleson
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(Blurb, Oct. 2, 2019)
Colonel G. B. Malleson's definitive history of the mutiny against British rule in India is more than just a narrative of the dreadful events of 1857 and the insanity of colonialism, but also provides now-suppressed insights into race, racial psychology and the true causes of interracial conflict. Using official documents, personal letters and private journals of those involved, Malleson tells the story of the massacre of the Europeans at Cawnpore, the siege of Delhi and the final relief of Lucknow. Contents I. introductory II. The conspirators III. The first mutterings of the storm IV. The spread of the epidemic V. Barrackpur, Calcutta, and the northwest to the 9th of May VI. The revolt at Mirath and the seizure of Delhi VII. The effect, throughout India, of the seizure of Delhi VIII. The progress of the insurrection in the north-west in May and June IX. The march to Delhi X. Kanhpur, Lakhnao, and Allahabad XI. Calcutta in June and July XII. The leaguer of Kanhpur XIII. Neill at Banaras and Allahabad Havelock's recovery of Kanhpur XIV. The residency of Lakhnao after Chinhat-Havelock's first attempts to relieve it XV. Calcutta and western Bihar in July and August XVI. The first relief of the Lakhnao residency XVII. The leaguer of Agra XVIII. Events in the Sagar and Narbada territories, central India, Rajputana, the Mirath districts, Rohilkhand, and the Panjab XIX. The siege and storming of Delhi XX. From Delhi to Agra and Kanhpur sir Colin Campbell at Kanhpur XXI. The second relief of the Lakhnao residency-Windham and the Gwaliar contingent XXII. Sir Colin Campbell recovers the Duab XXIII. Eastern Bengal, eastern Bihar, Azamgarh, Allahabad, and eastern Oudh XXIV. The storming of Lakhnao XXV. Azamgarh reconquest of Rohilkhand, of Oudh, of the Azamgarh and western Bihar districts XXVI. Western and central India XXVII. The last embers of the revolt XXVIII. Conclusion Index