"Indian Mutiny. 52nd LI memoir" Topic
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| 42flanker | 14 Sep 2022 1:18 a.m. PST |
I came upon this memoir online. Wilberforce was a subaltern in the 52nd LI.
'An Unrecorded Chapter of the Indian Mutiny. being the personal reminiscences of Reginald G. Wilberforce. compiled from a Diary and Letters written on the spot' link This was republished in 2011 as a 'cheap' reprint (£17/Kindle £4.00 GBP) "With Them Goes Light Bobbee".
No editor is mentioned, the new title taken from a marching song of the 52nd mentioned by the author in the text " As we were marching down the street
We heard the people say,
There goes a gallant regiment;
They are now marching away. Away go those brave heroes,
The like we never see more.
And with them goes the light bobbee.
The lad that I adore."
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DisasterWargamer  | 14 Sep 2022 7:03 a.m. PST |
Thanks for sharing Already have found 2 things I need to add to mutiny relief scenarios – coins (labeled treasure) and camels – while I had elephants and bullocks – never considered camels. At a pace of 2 "miles" an hour – he notes the treasure group left camp first and arrived last (pages 78-80) |
| Nick Stern | 14 Sep 2022 10:10 a.m. PST |
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