For Queen and Company: Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
(Part of the From Musket To Maxim 1815-1914 Series)
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This book records the actions of those Irish soldiers (and others) who were awarded the Victoria Cross in the event known to the British public in 1857 as 'The Indian Mutiny'. Since then, revisionist historians have applied other names to what occurred: a 'war of independence', 'a revolt', or 'a great rebellion'... none of these are accurate for the events that began in Meerut on Sunday, 10 May 1857: it was a mutiny; when soldiers refused a lawful...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:191151279X
ISBN13:9781911512790
Release Date:October 2019
Publisher:Helion & Company
Length:112 Pages
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