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The Great Indian Mutiny - Colin Campbell and the Campaign at Lucknow (Hardcover, New)
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The Great Indian Mutiny - Colin Campbell and the Campaign at Lucknow (Hardcover, New)
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In 1857-1858, rebels in northern India recruited tens of thousands
of civilian volunteers in a mutiny that threatened to engulf the
entire subcontinent. This study explores a fundamental question
never explicitly investigated in histories of the mutiny: How could
a vastly outnumbered British army, with dangerously extended lines
of supply and reinforcement, defeat so large a force on its home
ground? Watson addresses the problem by focusing on the Lucknow
campaign, which was pivotal to the success of the British, and
abandons the usual narrative approach to the subject in favor of an
analysis of the leadership, armies, and other crucial elements in
the campaign. After reviewing the religious, economic, and
political unrest that set the stage for the mutiny, Watson provides
a brief history of the campaign. In his comparative analysis of the
armies and leadership of the combatants, a panorama of contrasts
emerges. The British had the advantages of experienced and
well-organized leadership, a better trained and organized army,
superior weapons, and a cohesive sense of purpose. The rebel
forces, on the other hand, consisted of decentralized armies whose
effectiveness was compromised by the influx of untrained volunteers
and whose leaders were mainly revolutionaries and military amateurs
with few common goals. In his analytical comparisons of infantry,
cavalry, artillery, and other factors affecting fighting ability,
Watson applies John Keegan's "categories of battle" to develop
equations that spell out the character of battle not only for the
Lucknow campaign but for the entire conflict. Adding a new
dimension to our understanding of the mutiny, this book is relevant
to historical study ofIndia, the British Empire, and the British
army, and will also appeal to military history buffs.
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