Narrative of the Mutinies in Oudh Compiled from Authentic Records

von Bengal Engineers Captain G. Hutchinson

196 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Captain George Hutchinson's Narrative of the Mutinies in Oude: Compiled from Authentic Records, first published in Calcutta by the Military Orphan Press in 1859, provides a valuable contemporary account of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Oude (Oudh, present-day Uttar Pradesh). Hutchinson, who served as Military Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Oudh, compiled the work from official government reports, firsthand correspondence and documentary sources, rather than hearsay, giving it particular value as a record of the British military perspective. The narrative examines the localised mutinies and military engagements that followed the annexation of Oude by the British in 1856. It also considers the political and economic discontent generated by the annexation, including its disruptive effects upon the local landed elite, established revenue arrangements and sepoy communities. As both a contemporary record and an official-source compilation, the work offers a focused account of the disturbances in Oude and the circumstances that shaped the course of the rebellion there.

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• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Militärgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781845742324
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 26.10.2005
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Naval & Military Press