The Indian Mutiny: 1857
- ISBN-10
- 0670911372
- ISBN-13
- 9780670911370
- Pages
- 504
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Viking
- Author
- Saul David
Description
The Indian Mutiny of 1857 was the bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire. It began with a large-scale uprising by native troops against their colonial masters, and soon developed into general rebellion as thousands of discontented civilians joined in. It is a tale of brutal murder and heroic resistance from which innocents on both sides could not escape. This work covers the story of the Mutiny. It challenges the accepted wisdom that a British victory was inevitable, showing just how close the mutineers came to dealing a fatal blow to the British Raj.
