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- ISBN 9780850452594
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 180 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 1977
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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On the 24 April 1855, Colonel Carmichael Smyth held a parade of the ninety skirmishers of the 3rd Light Cavalry of the Bengal Army at Meerut, some 30 miles from Delhi.
The disastrous events that followed sparked an almost wholesale mutiny of the Honourable East India Company's Bengal Native Army. Had the ensuing uprising succeeded, it would have threatened the validity of the entire British Empire. As it was the Mutiny witnessed several tragic and bloody events, from the original incident in Meerut to the horrifying siege of Cawnpore.
Christopher Wilkinson-Latham details the history of the conflict, from its beginnings to ultimate resolution.
Christopher Wilkinson-Latham has authored a number of Osprey books, including Men-at-Arms 47: The South Wales Borderers, Men-at-Arms 62: The Boer War and Men-at-Arms 65: The Royal Navy 1790-1970.
Gerry Embleton has been a leading illustrator and researcher of historical costume since the 1970s, and has illustrated and written Osprey titles on a wide range of subjects. He lives in Switzerland, where since 1988 he has also become well known for designing and creating life-size historical figures for museums.
