Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign

by William Henry Giles Kingston

Book Overview

In 1809 the reigning Ameer of Afghanistan, Shah Soojah-ul-Moolk, was dispossessed of his throne and an exile. Runjeet Singh, the Sikh ruler of Punjaub, plundered and imprisoned him at Lahore, and obtained from him the famous Koh-i-noor, the great diamond which is now among the crown jewels of Great Britain. Eventually Soojah escaped from Lahore and became a pensioner of the East India Company. For many years after the fall of Shah Soojah, anarchy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1514777819
• ISBN13: 9781514777817
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"