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MEDLEY (Julius G., Capt., Bengal Engineers)
A Year's Campaigning in India, From March, 1857, to Mach, 1858.
1st Ed., xii+213pp., tinted litho. frontis. (A Native Officer of Punjab Pioneers), 4 fldg. maps & plans. Thacker & Co.
1858
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"The narrative embraces the Bozdar Expedition in the Derajat Hills, in March 1857; the Siege & Capture of Delhi, in Sept. 1857; Col. Seaton's Campaign in the Doab, in Dec. of the same year; & the Siege & Capture of Lucknow, in March, 1858. The first of these... will give the reader some idea of the peculiarities of the frontier warfare..." - author's Preface. Ladendorf 330 ("An account of one man's share in the campaigns to retake Delhi & Lucknow with emphasis on the operations of the engineers.") Raugh 6584 ("This volume includes the author's account of his experiences, as a captain in the Bengal Engineers, at the siege of Delhi, September 1857; Colonel Seaton's campaign in the Doab, December 1857; & the siege & capture of Lucknow, March 1858." Orig. red cloth, gilt, neatly rebacked with sp. panel laid down, little worming, generally a good sound copy & scarce. See illustration on our website.
£225
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