The Life of Lieut.-General H. H. Sir Pratap Singh
Wart, R. B. Van
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Beschreibung
To front: sepia frontis. portrait; titles; preface; contents & list of illustrations. Lieutenant-General Sir Pratap Singh, GCB, GCSI, GCVO (21 October 1845 â " 4 September 1922), was a decorated British Indian Army officer, Maharaja of the princely state of Idar (Gujarat), administrator and Regent of Jodhpur and heir to Ahmednagar later renamed as Himmatnagar from 1902 to 1911. Commissioned in the Jodhpur Risala in 1878, Singh served during the Second Afghan War and was mentioned in dispatches. He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1887, served under General Ellis in 1897 and served in the Tirah Campaign in 1898 under General William Lockhart, during which he was wounded. Promoted to an Honorary Colonel the same year, he commanded the Jodhpur contingent during the Boxer Rebellion and was promoted to an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB). In late 1901 he accepted the post of honorary commandant of the Imperial Cadet Corps under Lord Curzon, and was promoted to the honorary rank of Major-General on 9 August 1902. He attended the 1903 Delhi Durbar as an Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor, riding as part of the Viceroyâ s main entourage. Even as an elderly man of 70, Sir Pratap commanded his regiments during the First World War in France and Flanders from 1914 to 1915 and in the Palestine Mandate at Haifa and Aleppo. He led the Jodhpur Lancers, a cavalry unit, in France. He was promoted to Lieutenant-General in 1916. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii + 237. Bombay bookseller's stamp (small) inside front cover. Gilt titles spine & front with gilt armorial crest front. light wear to spine ends & outer corners. illustrated by 17 sepia & b/w. photo's. Includes index. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Indian History; First World War; Military & Warfare; India; History. Inventory No: 4939. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4939
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Life of Lieut.-General H. H. Sir Pratap ...
Verlag: Oxford, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1926
Einband: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Zustand: Very Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Dust Jacket
Auflage: First Edition.
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