The Sabre's Edge by Allan Mallinson
The year is 1824; the Sixth Light Dragoons are still stationed in India, and the talk in the officer's mess is of war. he Burmese are increasingly encroaching on Company land and skirmishes are becoming common on India's borders. Meanwhile across the country in Bhurtpoor the succession to the Raj has been usurped. The rightful claimant Balwant Sing has been forced from the throne by the war-mongerer Durjan Sal. The conflict looks set to flair up into bloody conflict, taking the surrounding provinces with it. With the threat of war on two fronts the British troops must intercede. he trial ahead will test Hervey and his newly blooded troop to their very limits, for Durjan Sal has taken refuge in the infamous fortress of Bhurtpoor. The fortress stands a little under five miles in perimeter, a deep ditch runs around it which can be flooded at a moment's notice, thirty-five turreted bastions rise from its thick and lofty walls. And as the Tower of Victory, built with the skulls of the Lord Lake's defeated men, bears witness, it has withstood all attacks made on it. But no fortress is impregnable, given the will, the wit and the means. Of one thing Hervey can be sure; the siege of Bhu
Allan Mallinson gets better and better with his novels about Matthew Hervey and the Light DragoonsThe characters are very well observed, the stories first class and all are packed with action. In his latest, the year is 1824 and the place India. The Burmese are encroaching on company land and in Bhurtpoor the rightful claimant to the throne has been forced out by one Duryan Sal. It all looks very bad, and will undoubtedly test Hervey and his newly blooded troops to the limit. Duryan Sal has taken refuge in the fortress of Bhurtpoor and must be routed. This latest novel will delight his many fans and increase the readership, I feel certain. A superb tale.
Brigadler Allan Mallinson is a serving cavairy officer. He originally trained for the Anglican priesthood, but joined the army in 1969 and served with the infantry in Malaya, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. He commanded the 13th/18th Royal Hussars in Cyprus and Norway. He is currently the British Military Attache in Rome. He is the author of A Close Run Thing, The Nizam's Daughters, A Regimental Affair and A Call To Arms, featuring Matthew Hervey of the Light Dragoons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593047286 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593047281 |
| Title | The Sabre's Edge |
| Author | Allan Mallinson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2003-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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