Sailor and the Dancing Girl: The Campaigns of General George Thomas, the Begum Somru, and the Twilight of the Mughal Empire, 1760-1836

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The Sailor and the Dancing Girl tells the story of two of the most unlikely commanders ever to appear in Military History. One, an Irish sailor who ruled his own city state the other a dancing girl who became the Mughal Emperor's adopted daughter. This book tells their stories and how they fought and survived the continuous warfare of the Anarchy in eighteenth century India.

The Sailor and the Dancing Girl not only details the armies and campaigns of General George Thomas and Farzana, the Begum Somru, but also shows how Walter Rheinhardt, alias Somru, first raised the army that would become his widow's and how she would recruit George Thomas into that army.

The Sailor and the Dancing Girl also continues their stories as independent rulers of their own city states and how the dancing girl became the Princess of Sardhana. This book will appeal to those fascinated by Indian Military History as well as to more general military readers with a taste for the unusual.

AUTHOR:
Andy Copestake has been interested in Military History almost since he learned to read. He has run Old Glory UK, the UK and European arm of US wargmes figure manufacturer Old Glory since 1992. The Sailor and the Dancing Girl is his third book for Helion. His two previous works, Their Infantry and Guns Will Astonish You and Khalsa, also covered campaigns in the Indian subcontinent.

15 b/w illustrations, 6 colour illustrations, 8 b/w maps, 3 tables

ISBN: 9781806722556
Author: COPESTAKE, ANDY
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01/03/2027
RRP: $65.00
Pages: 192
Dimension: 234mm X 156mm
Imprint: Helion & Company