From Sepoy to Subedar

Being the Life and Adventures of Subedar Sita Ram, a Native Officer of the Bengal Army

By Sita Ram
Translated by Lieutenant-Colonel Norgate
Edited by James Lunt
Illustrated by Frank Wilson
1873

The memoirs of Sita Ram, a Brahmin from Oudh who served in the Bengal Army of the East India Company from 1814 to 1860. His account provides a unique perspective on British India from the viewpoint of a native soldier.

Table of Contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Dedication
  3. Translator's Description
  4. Acknowledgements
  5. Editorial Note
  6. Preface by Translator
  7. Introduction
  8. Foreword by Sita Ram
  9. The Beginning
  10. Joining the Regiment
  11. The Bulwark of Hindustan
  12. The Pindari War
  13. The Gurkha War
  14. The Lovely Thakurin
  15. Return to the Village
  16. The First Sikh War
  17. Ghazni and Kabul
  18. The March into Afghanistan
  19. The Retreat from Kabul
  20. Escape from Slavery
  21. The Second Sikh War
  22. The Wind of Madness
  23. The Pensioner
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