Gyan Publishing House Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59

by William Forbes-Mitchell

The author has made a good attempt to unravel the Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny of 1857-59. These Reminiscences are submitted to the public in the trust that they will be welcomed alike by soldier and civilian. They are recorded by one who was himself an actor in the scenes which he describes, and who viewed them from a novel and most unusual position for a military historian—the ranks. They have been carefully perused by an officer who was present at many of the operations mentioned; and considerable pains have been taken to verify, wherever possible, those incidents of which he was not personally cognisant. The interest of the author’s straightforward and soldier like story is enhanced by the coincidence that he takes up the pen where Lady Inglis laid it down; and it is hoped that this volume may prove an acceptable continuation of her touching narrative of the Defence of Lucknow, and that, as a record of the Great Mutiny, it may furnish another thrilling chapter in that unparalleled story of suffering and of heroism,—of man's bravery and of woman's devotion.

313 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2010

Reviews

[Joseph Washkevich]

Memoir of a Scottish soldier who was part of the British military and took part in putting down the Sepoy Mutiny in British India, the result of this failed uprising being direct rule of the British Crown over India. Interesting memoir, shows how the British Empire put down a rebellion in a major colony and tightened the grip to prevent it from ever happening again.

[George Anderson]

How did the British deal with their version of 911. The parallels are there for those willing to search. Excellent adventure story along with the history lesson.
Lesson one is that you don't want to be opposite a Scottish Regiment advancing with fixed bayonets.