Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857}}}8 [Paperback]

Kaye and Malleson's comprehensive first-hand History is a lucid and interesting account covering the Indian Mutiny's causes and events.Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Combining Kaye's source-based narrative with his own observations as a military man, Malleson produced a work which remains central to studies of the period.Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Combining Kaye's source-based narrative with his own observations as a military man, Malleson produced a work which remains central to studies of the period.This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (18251898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (18141876) was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of 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 4 covers the storming of Delhi and continues to follow the events in Agra, Cawnpore, Lucknow, Oudh, and Bihar with detailed narratives of the actions of key figures.Preface; List and short description of places mentioned in this volume; Book X. The Reconquest of the North-West (September-December, 1857): 1. The storming of Dehli; 2. The Agra surprise and the Duab; Book XI. The Reconquest of Oudh: 1. Preparations and action in Bengal; 2. The second relief of Lakhnao (NovemlÓ3