John Company's Cavalryman: the Experiences of a British Soldier in the Crimea, the Persian Campaign and the Indian Mutiny

by William Johnson

Book Overview

The account of a brave and dashing cavalry officer during the turbulent years of the Victorian age

'Billy' Johnson came from a well known family in Lincolnshire. He chose the life of a soldier in the Honourable East India Company's Bombay Army and travelled to the sub-continent to serve with both the 6th Bombay Native Infantry and the Guzerat Horse. He was the consummate sportsman and his accounts of tiger hunting and pig-sticking make riveting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846774470
• ISBN13: 9781846774478
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"