Reminiscences of Forty-Three Years in India: Including the Cabul Disasters, Captivities in Affghanistan and the Punjaub, and a Narrative of the Mutinies in Rajputana

George Lawrence , Edited by William Edwards

ISBN 10: 1108046371 / ISBN 13: 9781108046374

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

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1st edition. 333 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.90 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reminiscences of Forty-Three Years in India: Including the Cabul Disasters, Captivities in Affghanistan and the Punjaub, and a Narrative of the Mutinies in Rajputana
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108046371
• ISBN 13: 9781108046374
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.43 kilograms

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Synopsis

Written by General Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804–84) of the British Indian Army, this 1874 book is a memoir of his long and active service in India. The son of a distinguished officer in the army of the East India Company, he arrived in India in 1821, and was a participant in all the major military encounters of the period, including the Anglo-Afghan Wars, where he was involved in the 'Cabul disaster' and later narrowly avoided execution as a hostage, the Anglo-Sikh wars, and the Indian Mutiny, during which he and his family survived great danger. Lawrence, whose health had been undermined during the Mutiny, resigned from the army and returned to England in 1864. He entrusted his letters and diaries to William Edwards of the Bengal Civil Service, who compiled the work from these sources, and supplies a brief overview of Lawrence's career in his preface.

Book Description

This 1874 book is a memoir of the long and active service in India of General Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), who was a participant in all the major military encounters of the period, including the Anglo-Afghan Wars, the Anglo-Sikh wars and the Indian Mutiny.