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William Forbes-Mitchell

1836–1905

A Scottish soldier and eyewitness to the Indian Mutiny, William Forbes-Mitchell transformed his wartime experiences into a vivid personal account of the relief and capture of Lucknow. His memoir offers a ground-level view of campaigns that shaped British India.

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Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny, 1857-59 : including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude

Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny, 1857-59 : including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude

by William Forbes-Mitchell

About the author

William Forbes-Mitchell (1836–1905) served with the 93rd Highlanders during the Indian Mutiny of 1857–59. He took part in the campaigns around Lucknow, Rohilkhand, and Oude, recording events from the perspective of a soldier in the ranks rather than a senior commander.

His best-known work, Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny, 1857–59, was published by Macmillan in 1893. The book describes the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, along with personal experiences and battlefield anecdotes drawn from his service.

Forbes-Mitchell’s account remains valued for its immediacy and detail, offering readers a soldier’s firsthand perspective on one of the defining conflicts of nineteenth-century India.