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1900 · 162288 — London: John Murray 1900. First and only contemporary edition of this interesting and engaging biography of "one of the most distinguished soldiers of the Tirah campaign" Nevill p. 303 described by Lord Methuen as "the best leader of men I ever saw". Increasingly uncommon on the market. John Haughton 1852-1898 was the son of Lt.-Col. John Colpoys Haughton "the staunch defender of Charikar in 1841 whose name is known but to the few serious students of Indian Frontier warfare" p. ix. In India the younger Haughton commanded the 36th Sikhs during the 1897-1898 Tirah campaign to subdue part of the Indian frontier. In the last major battle of the campaign Haughton was killed by sheer overwhelming numbers. A plaque in the chapel at Uppingham School commemorates Haughton's death "while boldly defending a position to the last against overwhelming odds". The present work also contains a detailed description of the famous engagement at Saragarhi where 21 members of Haughton's 36th Sikhs were involved in an heroic last stand against 10000 Afghans. The day is still celebrated by Sikhs and commemorated by the British and Indian armies with the Saragarhi Challenge Cup polo match. Arthur Campbell Yate 1853-1929 served for three years from 1875 with the 1st West India Regiment before transferring to the Bombay Staff Corps. He took part in the Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80 later serving on the Afghan Boundary Commission and Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885. He travelled extensively in Persia Central Asia 1879-81 and the Caucasus was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and wrote several books including England and Russia Face to Face in Asia 1887 and The Army and the Press 1901. Octavo. Photogravure portrait frontispiece of the author with tissue guard another of John Colpoys Haughton 21 half-tone plates 5 of them after photographs by Haughton folding plan of Charikar 3 folding maps at rear. Original deep red cloth titles to spine and front cover in gilt school crests of Shrewsbury and Uppingham to front cover in gilt where Haughton was educated top edge gilt others untrimmed. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper of one Hubert G. Archer dated 1906. Spine slightly sunned binding just a little rubbed. A very good copy. Bruce 4015; Singh A Select Bibliography of Sikhs and Sikhism p. 267. H. L. Nevill Campaigns on the North-West Frontier 1912. hardcover