The Hero of Delhi: A Life of John Nicholson, Saviour of India, and a History of His Wars by Hesketh Pearson

The Hero of Delhi: A Life of John Nicholson, Saviour of India, and a History of His Wars

Hesketh Pearson

277 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
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An Irishman, like so many other great British generals, John Nicholson received a cadetship in the Bengal Infantry at the age of sixteen. Apart from one short visit to England, the rest of his life was spent in India. The Afghan and Sikh wars of t...

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