James henry

1878 · 166501 — London: Wm. H. Allen & Co. 1878. The Punjab Campaign although perhaps not one of the most brilliant was nevertheless … of the greatest importance in its results First edition of this uncommon and important narrative of the Second Sikh War 1848-49 combining eyewitness account with an overview of the campaign; the author served with the 24th Foot at both Chillianwalla and Gujrat and gives excellent detail of both battles. This copy is stamped on the half-title "With the Publishers' Compliments". "The objective of this work is to supply from original and official sources information on some points of interest which have not been fully explained either in the Despatches relating to the Punjab campaign or in other sources also reviewing the current of events from the death of Ranjeet Singh to the period in question. There is detail about the battles of Ramnagar Chillianwalla and Gujrat" Chopra. Lawrence-Archer 1823-1889 was gazetted second lieutenant in the 39th Foot in December 1840 and served with the 24th Foot throughout the war. He went on half-pay as a captain in January 1869 and remained on the half-pay list until his death in February 1889. He spent his later years in the composition of a range of historical and genealogical works. Octavo. With 5 maps 1 folding; publisher's 2-page advertisement list at end. Original red pebble-grain cloth gilt-lettered spine covers with border of concentric black fillets enclosing ornamental motifs greyish brown surface-paper endpapers. Twentieth-century bookplate of Antony Charles Thomas 1928-2016 of Lambessow St Clement Cornwall historian and archaeologist Professor of Cornish Studies at Exeter University. Spine lightly sunned binding a little rubbed a few marks to front cover inner hinges cracked but sound paper lifting from same yet this remains just about a very good copy. Bruce 4203. H. S. Chopra Maharaja Ranjit Singh and his Time p.127. hardcover