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.
Auteur :
Fraser, James Baillie
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108046671
Date de publication :
14 juin 2012
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
330 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This two-volume work, published in 1851 by the Scottish traveller James Baillie Fraser (1783–1856), charts the career of James Skinner (1778–1841), a military adventurer who acquired wealth and fame in India for raising regiments of irregular cavalry, aiding the British in their wars against the Marathas and Pindaris.