Download or read book Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer written by John Sutton Edward Western and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer Classic Reprint written by J. S. E. Western and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer My career at Daniell's ended with whooping cough. On Sundays we used to be taken to the same church which my parents attended, and we schoolboys used to sit in the gallery. Feeling, I suppose, a bit seedy, I had asked leave off church, and instead of receiving it, had come in for one or two sharp cuts with the cane for trying to evade my religious duties. During the sermon I had a fit of coughing, followed by a few piercing whoops. Shocked eyes were directed to the gallery, and one of the ushers was told to take me out. I, however, saw my opportunity, and made a determined resistance, holding to the front of the pew and kicking, and thus caused so much disturbance that I was left alone. After service was over I always used to see my people, and my Mother's first remark was Which of you boys has got the whooping-cough? The Head Master had also come up, no doubt to complain of my unruly behaviour, so I gave a convincing and personal demonstration as to whom the invalid Was. My Mother ashed a reproachful glance upon the master and my Father, and I was led away there and then, never to return. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer written by John Sutton Edward Western and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating memoir, John Sutton Edward Western recounts his experiences as an Indian cavalry officer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From his early days in the military to his experiences in the field during the Afghan War and World War I, Western provides a vivid and insightful portrait of life in colonial India. With firsthand accounts of battles, skirmishes, and diplomatic negotiations, Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer is an essential document of a bygone era, and a vivid reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of those who served in the British Indian Army. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer written by J. S. E. Western and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-14 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Reminiscences of an Indian Official written by Sir Orfeur Cavenagh and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mutiny Memoirs written by A. R. D. MacKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2022-06-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sepoy Mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against British rule in India in 1857. It is also known by other names: the Indian Mutiny, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, or the Indian Revolt of 1857. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow. Mutiny Memoirs by A. R. D. Mackenzie is a rare eyewitness account of the great Indian Mutiny such as it appeared to the eyes of a young Subaltern Officer of Native Cavalry, who was engaged in its suppression.
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Download or read book Indian War Veterans written by Jerome A. Greene and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2007-01-31 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decades-long military campaign for the American West is an endlessly fascinating topic, and award-winning author Jerome A. Greene adds substantially to this genre with Indian War Veterans: Memories of Army Life and Campaigns in the West, 1864-1898. Greene’s study presents the first comprehensive collection of veteran (primarily former enlisted soldiers’) reminiscences. The vast majority of these writings have never before seen wide circulation. Indian War Veterans addresses soldiers’ experiences throughout the area of the trans-Mississippi West. As readers will quickly discover, the depth and breadth of coverage is truly monumental. Topics include recollections of fighting with Custer and the mutilation of the dead at Little Bighorn, the Fetterman fight, the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873, battles at Powder River and Rosebud Creek, fighting Crazy Horse at Wolf Mountains, Geronimo and the Apache wars, the Ute and Modoc wars, Wounded Knee, and much more. The remembrances also include selections as diverse as “Christmas at Fort Robinson,” “Service with the Eighteenth Kansas Volunteer Cavalry,” and “Chasing the Apache Kid.” These carefully drawn recollections derive from a wide array of sources, including manuscript and private collections, veterans’ scrapbooks, obscure newspapers, and private veterans’ statements. A special introductory essay about Indian war veterans contains new material about their post-service organizations all the way into the 1960s. Complimenting the riveting entries are dozens of previously unpublished photographs. Readers will additionally find a gallery of never-before-seen full-color plates displaying a wide variety of Indian War Veterans’ badges, medals, and associated materials. No other book discusses the post-army lives of these men or presents their recollections of army life as thoroughly as Greene’s Indian War Veterans. This groundbreaking study will appeal to lay readers, historians, site visitors and interpreters, Civil War and Indian wars enthusiasts, collectors, museum curators, and archeologists. "A treasure-trove of original sources on the Indian wars, an essential addition to every library on the subject." --Paul A. Hutton, University of New Mexico, and the author of "Phil Sheridan and his Army and "The Custer Reader." About the Author: Jerome A. Greene is an award-winning author and historian with the National Park Service. His books include The Guns of Independence: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781, Lakota and Cheyenne: Indian Views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877, Morning Star Dawn: The Powder River Expedition and the Northern Cheyenne, 1876, and Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869. He resides in Colorado.
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Download or read book A History of the British Cavalry 1816 1919 written by Lord Anglesey and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1993-09-14 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers the high noon of the British Empire, beginning with the Zulu War of 1879 and ending with Kitchener's River War of 1898. Between these came the 2nd Afghan War, the first Boer War, and Wolseley's Egyptian and Nile campaigns. Also described in some detail is the Cavalry's part in the campaigns against Osman Digna in the Eastern Sudan.
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Download or read book Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880 1918 written by Stephen Badsey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A prevalent view among historians is that both horsed cavalry and the cavalry charge became obviously obsolete in the second half of the nineteenth century in the face of increased infantry and artillery firepower, and that officers of the cavalry clung to both for reasons of prestige and stupidity. It is this view, commonly held but rarely supported by sustained research, that this book challenges. It shows that the achievements of British and Empire cavalry in the First World War, although controversial, are sufficient to contradict the argument that belief in the cavalry was evidence of military incompetence. It offers a case study of how in reality a practical military doctrine for the cavalry was developed and modified over several decades, influenced by wider defence plans and spending, by the experience of combat, by Army politics, and by the rivalries of senior officers. Debate as to how the cavalry was to adjust its tactics in the face of increased infantry and artillery firepower began in the mid nineteenth century, when the increasing size of armies meant a greater need for mobile troops. The cavalry problem was how to deal with a gap in the evolution of warfare between the mass armies of the later nineteenth century and the motorised firepower of the mid twentieth century, an issue that is closely connected with the origins of the deadlock on the Western Front. Tracing this debate, this book shows how, despite serious attempts to ’learn from history’, both European-style wars and colonial wars produced ambiguous or disputed evidence as to the future of cavalry, and doctrine was largely a matter of what appeared practical at the time.
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Download or read book Mutiny Memoirs Being Personal Reminiscences Of The Great Sepoy Revolt Of 1857 Illustrated Edition written by Colonel Alfred Robert Davidson MacKenzie and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] Colonel MacKenzie was only a young subaltern of three years’ service when the great Sepoy Mutiny broke out in 1857. His regiment, the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry stationed in Meerut, was one of the worst effected and he and his fellow British officers had to fight for their lives as the native soldiers rioted. Having escaped narrowly from his erstwhile soldiers he rallied to the main garrison in Meerut, the rebels fled toward Delhi. He joined in the expedition to re-capture Delhi and relates his recollections with great spirit, there was no rest for the gallant young lieutenant as he joined in the effort to relieve Lucknow. During the last of the fighting his commanding officer, Captain Sanford, was killed and MacKenzie relates his hero’s death with great empathy. After the mutiny MacKenzie achieved the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1878 and led his troops in the Second Afghan War, 1879-80. Promoted to full colonel four years later, he served as honorary ADC to Lansdowne, the Viceroy of India.
