ABSTRACT

British military history in India has been amply documented, but From Sepoy to Subedar by Sita Ram is the only published account by an Indian soldier of his experiences serving in the East India Company’s Army. These memoirs cover a span of more than forty years of active service, and provide a fascinating insight into the lives of the Indian soldiers serving under the British.

chapter 1|6 pages

The Beginning

chapter 2|9 pages

Joining the Regiment

chapter 3|14 pages

The Gurkha War: 1814-1816

chapter 4|11 pages

The Pindari War

chapter 5|9 pages

Return to the Village

chapter 6|11 pages

The Lovely Thakurin

chapter 7|13 pages

The Bulwark of Hindustan

chapter 8|13 pages

The March into Afghanistan: 1838-1839

chapter 9|11 pages

Ghazni and Kabul

chapter 10|11 pages

The Retreat from Kabul: January 1842

chapter 11|11 pages

Escape from Slavery

chapter 12|15 pages

The First Sikh War: 1845–1846

chapter 13|9 pages

The Second Sikh War: 1848-1849

chapter 14|14 pages

The Wind of Madness

chapter 15|9 pages

The Pensioner