Call of empire : from the Highlands to Hindostan / Alexander Charles Baillie.
Call of empire : from the Highlands to Hindostan / Alexander Charles Baillie.
Call of empire : from the Highlands to Hindostan / Alexander Charles Baillie.
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Publisher
Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2018/0084
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 468 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Culloden's children -- No great mischief -- Eastward ho! -- Baillie-ki-Paltan -- Brothers in arms -- Affairs of the heart -- A council of incompetents -- Command at Pondicherry -- Disaster -- Imprisonment and death at Seringapatam -- Homeward bound -- Brain fever in Baghdad -- Estrangement -- John o...
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Publisher
Montreal Kingston London Chicago McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
Québec (Province)
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"From 1760 to 1869, four generations of one family from the Scottish Highlands sought their fortunes in the service of the East India Company. As they worked their way up through the ranks of the empire, the Baillie family left numerous footprints in India and recorded their fascinating experiences in letters sent home to Scotland. Drawing on thoro...
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Call of empire : from the Highlands to Hindostan / Alexander Charles Baillie.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-450) and index.
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©2017
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G 2018/0084
Record Identifier
74VKVGroKmxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVGroKmxZ
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ISBN
0773551247
9780773551244
DDC
954.029
MMS ID
991024153518902626
