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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2012
Print publication year:
2012
First published in:
1859
Online ISBN:
9781139176927
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139176927
Subjects:
Area Studies, South Asian History, British History after 1450, Asian Studies, Military History, History
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - South Asian History
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The diarist Mrs Henry Duberly (1829–1902), born Frances Locke, came to public attention through her Journal Kept during the Russian War, an 1855 account (also reissued in this series) of her experiences accompanying her husband's regiment in the Crimea, often as the only woman present. Her descriptions of military action - including the cavalry charges at Balaklava - and the hardships and gossip of army life, made it a popular success, although a dedication to Queen Victoria was declined. This 1859 volume narrates the Hussars' subsequent posting to India during the Mutiny. Describing the practicalities and privations of a 2,028 mile march through Rajputana from Bombay, and culminating in an account of the battle of Gwalior, including the news of Rani Lakshmi Bai's suicide, it illuminates the nature of military life in this tense period of Indian history, as well as the role of women on both sides of the conflict.

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