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VBI-0070
THE SIEGE OF DELHI
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Details
- Author
- Alexander Llewellyn
- Year
- 1977
- Publisher
- Macdonald and Jane’s
- Location
- Delhi
- Subjects
- Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Edition
- First Edition
- Pages
- 182
- Size
- 9 x 6 in
Description
A detailed account of one of the defining episodes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 — the uprising, siege, assault and eventual capture of Delhi. The book follows the struggle for the city through the opposing forces, the defence and assault, the fall of Delhi and the subsequent rewards, restoration and retribution. It also covers key figures including Bahadur Shah Zafar, Brigadier-General John Nicholson, Lord Canning and Begum Zinat Mahal ♛━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━♛ ◇ By Alexander Llewellyn ◇ First Edition, 1977 — Macdonald and Jane’s, London ◇ Extensively illustrated with period photographs, portraits, battle scenes and maps, including historic views of Delhi immediately following the fighting ◇ Hardbound with the original pictorial dust jacket ◇ Good Condition. ◇ Size : 9 x 6 inches ◇ Pages : 182
Condition
Good