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The Indian Mutiny Of 1857
Author: G. B Malleson

Publisher: Rupa & Co
ISBN: 9798129107908
Pages: 278
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In the mid-19th century India was the "jewel in the crown" of the British Empire and was protected by the largely native armies of the East India Company. In 1857 discontent exploded into open rebellion, obliging Britain to field its largest army since the Napoleonic Wars, forty years before.