Notes on the Revolt in the North-Western Provinces of India(indian Mutiny 1857)

von Charles Raikes, Raikes Charles Raikes

212 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Published in 1858, Charles Raikes's Notes on the Revolt in the North-Western Provinces of India provides a valuable contemporary account of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. A British civil servant and judge serving as a magistrate at Agra, Raikes records the crisis from an administrative and first-hand perspective.The narrative traces events from the outbreak at Meerut and Delhi through the growing alarm at Agra, the fall of Allygurh (Aligarh) and Muttra (Mathura), and the subsequent confinement within Agra Fort during the siege. Raikes also examines conditions in the province before the revolt, local resistance and the conduct of prominent figures, together with the response of the native army and police.Written from the standpoint of a senior colonial official, the work reflects contemporary British attitudes towards the rebellion, while also recording the differing loyalties of Indian princes and landowners and the measures employed to restore British authority. Beyond its narrative of events, Raikes advances proposals for a more centralised and straightforward system of government adapted to Indian circumstances.As both an eyewitness record and a contemporary contribution to the debate over post-1857 policy, the volume offers significant insight into the administration and experience of British India at a decisive moment.

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• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781843425465
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 05.03.2003
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press