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100 1 $aAllen, Charles,$d1940-2020.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79151171
245 10 $aSoldier sahibs :$bthe daring adventurers who tamed India's northwest frontier /$cCharles Allen.
250 $a1st Carroll & Graf ed.
260 $aNew York :$bCarroll & Graf,$c2001.
300 $axii, 368 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $tA note on the East India Company and its Bengal Army --$tPrologue: 'The type of the conquering race': Lisburn, 1903 --$g1.$tThe land of the Afghans: John Nicholson and Afghanistan, 1839-1841 --$g2.$tRespect the British soldier: Afghanistan, 1841-1842 --$g3.$tFirst comes one Englishman: the First Sikh War, 1845-1846 --$g4.$tI am to have the making of this regiment: Harry Lumsden and Peshawar, 1847 --$g5.$tConnection with us is political death: Herbert Edwardes and Bannu, 1847-1848 --$g6.$tPower to the omnipotents Sahibs: James Abbott and Hazara, 1846-1848 --$g7.$tHuzara and its part in the Second Sikh War: James Abbott and Hazara, 1848-1849 --$g8.$tSometimes pleasure, sometimes pain: the Second Sikh War and annexation, 1848-1849 --$g9.$tEvery man a fair hearing: consolidating the Frontier, 1849-1853 --$g10.$tI have just shot a man who came to kill me: John Nicholson and Bannu, 1852-1857 --$g11.$tMutiny is like smallpox: the Sepoy Mutiny, May-July 1857 --
505 80 $g12.$tLike a King coming into his own: Delhi Ridge, August-September 1857 --$g13.$tOur best and bravest: the aftermath, September 1857 onwards.
520 1 $a"In this stirring chronicle of the quest undertaken by fearless young British officers in Queen Victoria's Army to secure India's northwest frontier, Charles Allen brings to life one of the most extraordinary chapters in British colonial history. At the same time, he illuminates the background to the ensuing "Great Game," in which Europe's imperial powers squared off in an international tournament to gain control over all of Central Asia.".
520 8 $a"Drawing extensively upon diaries, letters, and family mementos as well as his own frequent travels in India, Allen weaves together the stories of John Nicholson and seven other illustrious soldier sahibs into a vivid historical narrative that comes to a rousing climax on the Delhi Ridge in 1857, when with flashing sabers this singular brotherhood fought to save British India from native rebellion."--BOOK JACKET.
610 10 $aGreat Britain.$bArmy$xColonial forces$zIndia$xHistory.
651 0 $aKhyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan)$xHistory, Military.
651 0 $aIndia$xHistory$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064919
650 0 $aAfghan Wars.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001514
650 0 $aBritish$zIndia$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009117610
650 0 $aSoldiers$zIndia$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010114053
651 0 $aIndia$xHistory$yBritish occupation, 1765-1947.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064915
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory, Military$y19th century.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056841
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