The passage to India
Mallinson, Allan2018
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In England, the new government is facing protests against the attempts of the Tory-dominated House of Lords to thwart the passing of the Reform Bill. In India, relations are strained between the presidency of Madras and some of the neighbouring princely states. Having taken command of the action in Bristol to restore order after one of the bloodiest and most destructive riots in the nation's history, Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew Hervey is out of favour with the new government. But then his old friend, Sir Eyre Somervile, offers him a lifeline. Somervile has persuaded the Court of Directors of the East India Company to approve an increase in the Madras military establishment. Hervey and the 6th Light Dragoons are sent to the princely state of Coorg. The Rajah is in revolt against the East India Company's terms and Hervey's regiment is called upon to crush the rebellion.
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Main title:
The passage to India / Allan Mallinson.
Author:
Mallinson, Allan, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2018.
Collation:
339 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Illustration on lining papers.
ISBN:
9780593079133 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.92FICTION
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2614844