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Military Memoir of Lieut.-Col. James Skinner, C.B. - For Many Years a Distinguished Officer Commanding a Corps of Irregular Cavalry in the Service of the H. E. I. C. (Paperback)
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Military Memoir of Lieut.-Col. James Skinner, C.B. - For Many Years a Distinguished Officer Commanding a Corps of Irregular Cavalry in the Service of the H. E. I. C. (Paperback)
Series: Military Memoir of Lieut.-Col. James Skinner, C.B. 2 Volume Set, Volume 1
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Born to a Scottish father and an Indian mother, the military
adventurer James Skinner (1778 1841) acquired wealth and fame in
India for raising and leading regiments of irregular cavalry,
aiding the British in their wars against the Marathas and Pindaris.
Distinguished in battle and generous as a host and patron, Skinner
was also fluent in Persian and highly regarded by his men and his
superiors. Based on first-hand acquaintance and Skinner's own
journal, this two-volume work, published in 1851 by the Scottish
traveller and artist James Baillie Fraser (1783 1856), who aimed to
represent Skinner 'such as he was in truth, a gallant soldier, a
zealous officer, a steady friend, a worthy noble-minded man; and
spite of his dark complexion, a true and loyal Briton'. Volume 1
sketches the historical background to Skinner's exploits, and
includes his account of his activities up to 1804 and the Second
Anglo-Maratha War.
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