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  3. Military Memoir of Lieut.-Col. James Skinner, C.B.
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 May 2013
    14 June 2012
    ISBN:
    9781139199148
    9781108046664
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139199148
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.43kg, 334 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, Military History, History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, Military History, History, Global History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
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    Born to a Scottish father and an Indian mother, the military adventurer James Skinner (1778–1841) acquired wealth and fame in India for raising and leading regiments of irregular cavalry, aiding the British in their wars against the Marathas and Pindaris. Distinguished in battle and generous as a host and patron, Skinner was also fluent in Persian and highly regarded by his men and his superiors. Based on first-hand acquaintance and Skinner's own journal, this two-volume work, published in 1851 by the Scottish traveller and artist James Baillie Fraser (1783–1856), who aimed to represent Skinner 'such as he was in truth, a gallant soldier, a zealous officer, a steady friend, a worthy noble-minded man; and spite of his dark complexion, a true and loyal Briton'. Volume 1 sketches the historical background to Skinner's exploits, and includes his account of his activities up to 1804 and the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

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