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A Short History of the 1st King's Dragoon Guards from the Regimental Records, Army Despatches & Othe Papers Connected with The History of the Regiment from its Formation in 1685 to 1929. 1st Ed., orig. dec. card wraps., 66pp., portrait frontis. Aldershot: G&P. 1931  #64214
[HLMainPic] The 1st KDG did not publish a WW1 history so this work has value for its concise but informative account of the regiment's services in France & Flanders with the Lucknow Cavalry Brigade 1914-17, with much on 1915. The regiment returned to Meerut at the end of 1917 & participated in the 3rd Afghan War 1919. Appendices include a statement of "Dates & Places in Which The Regiment was Billeted, Camped, Bivouacked, or In Trenches, From November 12th, 1914, up to October 26th, 1917" also a Great War Roll of Hon. (listing those killed & wounded), WW1 awards roll, plus similar listings for Afghan War 1919. Little chipped, VG ex-IWM with minor stamps inc. 'Withdrawn' stamp inside rear cover. Uncommon. See illustration on our website.   £45
ANSON (Bt.-Major O.H. St. G.) With H.M. 9th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny. The Letters of Brevet-Major O.H.S.G. Anson. Edited by His Son, Harcourt S. Anson. 1st Ed., viii+280pp., portrait frontis. W.H. Allen & Co. 1896  #66171
[HLMainPic] Excellent, atmospheric & detailed letters to his wife from June 1857-March 1858 inc. Siege of Delhi & Relief of Lucknow. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, rubbed & worn, especially the sp., but sound & complete, & rare. Bookplate of Maj. H.E. Kynaston, late 19th Hussars, later ownership inscrip. of B. Paget-Hodgson to rear of frontis. VG thus. See illustration on our website.   £165
BULLOCK (Brig. Humphrey, CIE, OBE) History of the Army Service Corps. Volume I: 1760-1857. 2nd Ed., xi+259pp. VG in chipped dw. New Delhi: Sterling Publishers. 1976  #68380
[HLMainPic] Scholarly work first published in 1952 by Gale & Polden which on its 1976 reprinting (here offered) became Volume I of the major five volume history of the Indian Army Service Corps from inception to 1962. This volume (vide Perkins, p. 519) "describes the Commissariat Dept. of the HEIC & its role in the Nepalese War (1814), First Burma War (1824-1826), First Afghan War (1838-1842), the two Sikh wars, the Second Burma War (1852-1853), the Persian War (1856-1857), & the siege of Lucknow (1857)." Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG in chipped dw. See illustration on our website.   £145
BURGOYNE (R.H., late 93rd) Historical Records of the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders, now the 2nd Bn. Princess Louise's Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. 1st Ed., xvi+430pp., col. frontis. of Colours, 2 col. plates of uniforms, 2 portraits, 2 battle plans. Bentley. 1883  #63882
[HLMainPic] New Orleans & Crimea, then 160pp devoted to Indian Mutiny inc. Relief & Siege of Lucknow, Cawnpore, campaigns in Rohilcund & Oudh 56pp. appendix of officers' services. Nice near contemp. half crushed red morocco, red cloth sides, raised bands to sp. with gilt titles, little rubbed, VG, with armorial bookplate of Sir William A.H. Bass, Bart.   £95
FORREST (G.W., CIE) Selections from the Letters, Despatches & Other State Papers preserved in The Military Department of the Government of India 1857-58. Vol. III: Lucknow & Cawnpore. Facsimile reprint of 1902 1st Ed., [v]+[158]+ccclxii+xxiv+xxxii+xxvii+xxx+xxxv+cxcvpp. (i.e. some 868pp. in all). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. 2000  #66908
[HLMainPic] One of four published volumes of superb, detailed primary source material, this containing Outram's defence of the Alumbagh & Sir Colin Campbell's capture of Lucknow, including despatches, contemp. military reports, copies of signals, detailed casualty lists &c. Also contains a detailed investigation of the events at Cawnpore including testimony from around a dozen survivors including native soldiers & English officers' wives. Various other papers, returns &c. are included, together with a comprehensive index. Original edition very rare: this reprint VG in durable rexine, gilt. See illustration on our website.   £65
INNES (Lt.-Gen. J.J. McLeod, RE, VC) Lucknow & Oude in the Mutiny: A Narrative & a Study. New & revised (i.e., 2nd) Ed., xxviii+355pp., frontis., 14 fldg. maps/diagrams. Innes & Co. 1896  #62608
[HLMainPic] "Emphasis is on the defence of the Residency at Lucknow in which the author took part" - Ladendorf 297. "This is a critical narrative, based on the author's own experiences & observations, of the causes & course of the Indian Mutiny, especially at Lucknow." - Raugh 2662. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. sunned, some small chips to head of sp., generally VG & best (& scarce) revised edition. See illustration on our website.   £120
MUNRO (Surgeon Gen. Wm., MD, CB) Records of Service & Campaigning in Many Lands. 1st Ed., 2 Vols., xvi+363 & x+426pp. Hurst & Blackett. 1887  #65803
[HLMainPic] Following the success of "Reminiscences of Service with the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders" Munro expands his experiences & gives fuller accounts of the campaigns in which he took part. To do so he was lent the official regimental records & numerous officers provided him with their own diaries & reminiscences to supplement his own. He was first appointed surgeon in the 91st, serving in the Kaffir Wars, then to the 93rd for the Crimea & expedition to Kertch, Indian Mutiny inc. Relief of Lucknow, Rohilcund & Oudh. Rebound in older red cloth, gilt, VG ex-RUSI & scarce. See illustration on our website.   £125
REES (L.E. Ruutz) A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow from its Commencement to its Relief by Sir Colin Campbell. 3rd Ed., xx+389pp., portrait frontis. Longman. 1858  #68055
[HLMainPic] Calcutta merchant caught up in events at Lucknow & "one of the surviving defenders." Much of interest including Kavanagh's escapade. Ladendorf 360. Raugh 2673. Orig. pebble cloth, minor wear, lacking map as usual. See illustration on our website.   £35
SEDGWICK (Capt. F.R.) The Indian Mutiny of 1857: A Sketch of the Principal Military Events. New Ed., 160pp., 5 fldg. maps in end-pocket. Forster Groom. 1919  #68385
[HLMainPic] Useful precis. Orig. red cloth, titled in black, lightly stained, sound. See illustration on our website.   £20
WOOD (FM Sir Evelyn, VC) The Revolt in Hindustan 1857-59. 1st Ed., xvi+367pp., 8 plates, 5 maps. Methuen. 1908  #68613
[HLMainPic] History incorporating author's first-hand experiences as a young officer. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. sunned, minor wear, VG. See illustration on our website.   £35

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