A Personal Narrative of the Siege of Lucknow [Illustrated Edition]

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] Fascinating account of Calcutta businessman and merchant L.E. Ruutz Rees of the tumultuous events of the Sepoy Revolt that threatened to overturn British power in India. At time of the rebellion he was travelling toward Oudh, which was to be a hotbed of violence in the coming months, and arrived at Lucknow. Initially confident that a complete uprising was not likel