Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857}}}8 [Paperback]

Kaye and Malleson's comprehensive first-hand History is a lucid and interesting account covering the Indian Mutiny's causes and events.Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Combining Kaye's source-based narrative with his own observations as a military man, Malleson produced a work which remains central to studies of the period.Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Combining Kaye's source-based narrative with his own observations as a military man, Malleson produced a work which remains central to studies of the period.This six-volume History of the Indian Mutiny was first produced in 1890 by Colonel George Malleson (18251898), who combined Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War in India with his own later work. Kaye (18141876) 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 1 contains the first three books, covering introductory remarks on political, military and religious history; a description of the Sepoy army; and the outbreak of the Mutiny.Editor's preface; Author's preface; Book I. Introductory: 1. Administration of Lord Dalhousie; 2. The question of adoption; 3. Oudh; 4. Destruction of the territorial nobility of India; Book II. The Sipahi Army: 1. India was won by the sword; 2. Mutiny of the Madras Officers, 1809; 3. Thel#(