A Lady's Indian Mutiny Diary: Recollections of a Cavalry Officer's Wife Before & During the Indian Mutiny, 1857 - Couverture souple

Ouvry, M H

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 085706794X ISBN 13 : 9780857067944

Editeur : Leonaur Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

The mutiny as seen by a Lancer's wife

This account, which briefly covers life in India immediately preceding the Indian Mutiny, was originally titled A Lady's Life Before and During the Indian Mutiny. The 'red' year of 1857 was an apocalyptic one for many of the British in India and Mrs. Ouvry's account as she gives us the perspective of a wife of a senior regimental officer in a British Army cavalry regiment is, of course, harrowing. Henry Ouvry was an officer of the 3rd Light Dragoons before transferring to the 9th Lancers who saw much action and earned themselves a fearsome reputation during the Mutiny. Although Mrs. Ouvry was spared the experiences of the wives of officers of native regiments whose men rose up to slaughter them, this was still a time of anguish, terror and uncertainty for her, and this memoir brings her experiences vividly to life for anyone interested in the period. Her husband's book, Cavalry Experiences is also available from Leonaur and is an excellent companion work touching on the same events.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Leonaur Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 085706794X
• ISBN 13: 9780857067944
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 132
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible