From Sepoy to Subedar: Being the Life and Adventures of Subedar Sita Ram, a Native Officer of the Bengal Army, Written and Related by HimselfJames Lunt British military history in India has been amply documented, but From Sepoy to Subedar by Sita Ram is the only published account by an Indian soldier of his experiences serving in the East India Company’s Army. These memoirs cover a span of more than forty years of active service, and provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the Indian soldiers serving under the British. |
Contents
Joining the Regiment | |
18141816 | |
Return to the Village | |
The Lovely Thakurin | |
The Bulwark of Hindustan | |
18381839 | |
Ghazni and Kabul | |
January 1842 | |
Escape from Slavery | |
18451846 | |
The Pindari | |
18481849 | |
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