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This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (1825-1898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (1814-1876) was a prolific writer of biography and history who started the Calcutta Review in 1844. His use of first-hand evidence, collected from personal and professional contacts, supports (perhaps predictably) his assertion that the rebellion is a story of British 'national character', and the narrative is illustrated with biographical and personal anecdotes. Malleson's contributions however are derived from his controversial 'Red Pamphlet' (1857) and other writings, in which he is unafraid to criticise or praise British troops and administration as the occasion demands. Volume 5 narrates the ending of the Mutiny, concluding, as Kaye had initially proposed, that the events of the period illustrate British strength of character and fortitude.
Contents
Preface; List and short description of places mentioned in this volume; Book XIII. Bombay, Central India, and the Dakhan: 1. Lord Elphinstone, Mr. Seton-Karr, and Mr. Forjett; 2. Central India and Durand; 3. The Sagar and Narbada territories, and Nagpur; 4. The dominions of the Nizam; Book XIV. Central India, Kirwi, Gwallar, and the Southern Maratha Country: 1. Sir Hugh Rose in central India; 2. Kirwi and Bandah; 3. Sir Hugh Rose at Gwallar; 4. The southern Maratha country and Le Grand Jacob; Book XV. The pacification of Oudh and of the North-West. Repression of outbreaks in the Panjab: 1. Lord Canning's Oudh proclamation; 2. The pacification of Oudh; 3. The Punjab and the North-West; Book XVI. Tantia Topi and the Queen's Proclamation: 1. The pursuit of Tantia Topi; 2. The trial of the King of Dehli and the Queen's proclamation; Book XVII. The Causes of the Mutiny; Appendix.
