Last Stand at Lucknow - INCREDIBLE Story of Survival Against the Odds (w/ Eva Chatterji)
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The Indian Mutiny of 1857. Known in India these days as the First War of Independence. A bitter hard-fought conflict in the sweltering heat of northern India.
It’s a war we’ve covered here on Redcoat History before but it’s a fascinating conflict that saw a small number of redcoats massively outnumbered and surrounded, far from support and short on supplies.
It was a war that showed Victorian British society at its best and its worst. I think its a war we should study and remember…
Well, today I am joined by the wonderful Eva Chatterji to discuss her new book - The Lucknow Residency: A Story of 1857
Eva's book is available here - https://amzn.to/3Atvmdf
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