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Informationen zum Autor John Kaye (1783-1853) was Bishop of Bristol and Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Cambridge. Among his publications are 'The First Apology of Justin Martyr,' 'Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Clement of Alexandria,' and 'Some Account of the Council of Nicea.' Klappentext Kaye and Malleson's comprehensive first-hand History is a lucid and interesting account covering the Indian Mutiny's causes and events. Zusammenfassung Malleson's edition and continuation of Kaye's seminal History of the Sepoy War in India was published as the History of the Indian Mutiny in 1890. Volume 1 contains the first three books! covering introductory remarks on political! military and religious history; a description of the Sepoy army; and the outbreak of the Mutiny. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's preface; Author's preface; Book I. Introductory: 1. Administration of Lord Dalhousie; 2. The question of adoption; 3. Oudh; 4. Destruction of the territorial nobility of India; Book II. The Sipahi Army: 1. India was won by the sword; 2. Mutiny of the Madras Officers, 1809; 3. The effect of the Afghan War on the Sipahis; 4. The Patna Conspiracy; 5. Moral deterioration of the Sipahi; Book III. The Outbreak of the Mutiny: 1. Lord Dalhousie leaves India; 2. The administration of Oudh; 3. Retrospect of 1856; 4. The rising storm; 5. The military hierarchy in India considered; 6. Sentence executed on Manghal Pandi; 7. Return of confidence at Calcutta and elsewhere; Appendix.
