Journey Through the Kingdom of Oude in 1849-1850; By Direction of the Right Hon. The Earl of Dalhouse, Governor-General, Vol. 1 of 2
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Excerpt from Journey Through the Kingdom of Oude in 1849-1850; By Direction of the Right Hon. The Earl of Dalhouse, Governor-General, Vol. 1 of 2: With Private Correspondence Relative to the Annexation of Oude to British India, &C Tins distinguished officer, whose career in India extended over a period of forty years, and whose services were highly appreciated by three Governors-General - Viscount Hardinge, the Earl of Ellenborough, and the Marquess of Dalhousie - evinced by their appointing him to the most difficult and delicate - duties was the son of Philip and Mary Sleeman, and was born at Stratton, Cornwall, 8th August, 1788. In early years he evinced a predilection for the military profession; and at the age of twenty-one (October, 1809), through the good offices of the late Lord De Dunstanville, he was appointed an Infantry Cadet in the Bengal army. Thither he proceeded as soon as possible, and was promoted successively to the rank of Ensign, 23rd September, 1810; Lieutenant, 16th December, 1814; Brevet-Captain, 24th April, 1824; Captain, 23rd September, 1826; Major, 1st February, 1837; Lieutenant-Colonel, 26th May, 1843; Colonel, 24th November, 1853; and obtained the rank of Major-General 28th November, 1854. Early in his career he served in the Nepaulese war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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