Hul! Hul!: The Suppression of the Santal Rebellion in Bengal, 1855

by Peter Stanley

If not for the famous Indian mutiny-rebellion of 1857, the Santal "Hul" (rebellion) of 1855 would today be remembered as the most serious uprising that the East India Company ever faced. Instead, this rebellion-to which 10 per cent of the Bengal Army's infantry was committed and in which at least 10,000 Santals died-has been forgotten. While its memory lived among Santals, British officers published little about it, and most of the sepoys involved...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787385426
• ISBN13: 9781787385429
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"