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9781844155743: Indian Mutiny and Beyond: Robert Shebbeare VC
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ISBN 10 : 1844155749 ISBN 13 : 9781844155743
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2007

Synopsis

Robert Shebbeare went out as a cadet to India at the age of seventeen and after a spell of ordinary regimental duties, he was caught up in the extraordinary and bloody events of the Indian Mutiny. With fellow officers he managed to escape to Delhi, where he was attached to the Guides, and he took part in most of the action during the long hot summer of 1857. He was wounded six times and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the storming of the city on September 14th. He raised a new regiment, the 15th Punjab, which volunteered for service in China and took part in the advance on Peking in 1860.Tragically, he died en route for England, his family, who had not seen him since he had left 16 years earlier, were all at the quayside to welcome him, unaware that he had been buried at sea. His story is told in his own words from the recently discovered letters which he sent home to his family between 1844-1860. The Editor has provided a commentary that puts the letters into context for the general reader and military historians.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Robert Shebbeare went out as a cadet to India at the age of seventeen and after a spell of ordinary regimental duties, he was caught up in the extraordinary and bloody events of the Indian Mutiny. With fellow officers he managed to escape to Delhi, where he was attached to the Guides, and he took part in most of the action during the long hot summer of 1857. He was wounded six times and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the storming of the city on September 14th. He raised a new regiment, the 15th Punjab, which volunteered for service in China and took part in the advance on Peking in 1860.Tragically, he died en route for England, his family, who had not seen him since he had left 16 years earlier, were all at the quayside to welcome him, unaware that he had been buried at sea. His story is told in his own words from the recently discovered letters which he sent home to his family between 1844-1860. The Editor has provided a commentary that puts the letters into context for the general reader and military historians.

Revue de presse

A recently discovered cache of letters home written by British Officer Robert Shebbeare, who won a VC in the storming of Delhi in the Indian Mutiny, and later raised his own regiment, the 15th Punjab, which volunteered for service in China in 1860. Tragically Shebbeare died en route home for a spell of well deserved leave. --Chris Buckland

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844155749
ISBN 13 
9781844155743
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
160
Éditeur
Littlewood Arthur
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