Indian Mutiny Letters Colonel (18 results)

Pictorial Softcover. Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. Pictorial Stiff Wraps, Paperback. Inked 'Dec. 2016' inscription of the former owner's analysis and review of the book (including, "very well written + enjoyable") on the Contents page. From the Introduction: " The 67 letters in this previously unpublished collection were written by Hugh Pearce Pearson variously to his father ('Chaper') and mother ('Macher'), his ten year-old sister Emily ('Emmie') and his aunt Frances Elizabeth Ashby ('Taty), wife of the future General Thomas Hooke Pearson ('Uncle Key') then commanding the 12th Lancers." 209 pages. GH42. …

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Paperback. Condition: New. In 1858, Ensign Hugh Pearson embarked at Chatham for service with the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment in India, little suspecting that within a few short months he would be taking part in the dramatic events of the Indian Rebellion. His letters to his family, published here for the first time, tell of the dramatic events that unfolded from the first rumblings of unrest at Barrackpore, to the shocking news of the massacre at Cawnpore, and the struggle to relieve Lucknow. Pearson offers a remarkable insight into the career of a young regimental officer in Queen Victoria's army, as well as an enticing glimpse of family life. Peace gives him the chance to engage in his favourite pastime - shooting - whilst war offers the opportunity for promotion and loot. But as the campaign continues and his comrades begin to fall, Pearson begins to long for home.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. In 1858, Ensign Hugh Pearson embarked at Chatham for service with the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment in India, little suspecting that within a few short months he would be taking part in the dramatic events of the Indian Rebellion. His letters to his family, published here for the first time, tell of the dramatic events that unfolded from the first rumblings of unrest at Barrackpore, to the shocking news of the massacre at Cawnpore, and the struggle to relieve Lucknow. Pearson offers a remarkable insight into the career of a young regimental officer in Queen Victoria's army, as well as an enticing glimpse of family life. Peace gives him the chance to engage in his favourite pastime - shooting - whilst war offers the opportunity for promotion and loot. But as the campaign continues and his comrades begin to fall, Pearson begins to long for home.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The Indian Mutiny Letters of Colonel H. P. Pearson August 1856 - March 1859. First Edition, 209pp, very well-illustrated, softcover, 6.75 x 9.5 inches, very good condition with no annotations or markings, The Royal Armouries, Leeds, 2008. * Pearson offers a remarkable insight into the career of a young regimental officer in Queen Victoria's Army, as well as an enticing glimpse of family life.…