Recollections of Four Years' Service in the East With H.M. Fortieth Regiment

Based on his personal diary, this memoir recounts the experiences of Lieutenant Colonel John Martin Bladen Neill during his service in India and Burma between 1824 and 1828. Neill's tales of battles, exotic locales, and his interactions with locals offer a unique window into a pivotal period in British colonial history.

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