This bibliography is divided into four sections: Artillery and the Engineers, Cavalry, and Infantry, and we begin with a few books of note. In the last section, there are books regarding the medical department and the dear departed.

Biographies and Other Works of Interest

Author, Title and Publisher

Brock, William. A Biographical Sketch of Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. London: James Nisbet and Co., 1858.

Burne, Owen Tudor. Rulers of India: Clyde and Strathnairn. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1892 (Lord Clyde and Sir Hugh Rose and the campaigns during the mutiny)

Durand, H. M. The Life of Major-General Sir Henry Marion Durand, K.C.S.I., C.B., of the Royal Engineers. 2 vols. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1883.

Edwardes, Sir Herber Benjamin, Life of Sir Henry Lawrence. Two Volumes (London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1872)

Forbes, Archibald. Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde. London: Macmillan and Co., 1895.

Goldsmid, F. J. James Outram: A Biography. 2 vols. London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1880.

Headley, J.T., The Life of General H. Havelock K.C.B. (New York: Charles Scribner,1861)

Marshman, John Clark, Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock K.C.B. (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts,1860)

Napier, H. D. Field-Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala, GCB, GCSI; A Memoir. London: Edward Arnold, 1927.

Robson, B. “THE UNKNOWN GENERAL: A REASSESSMENT OF SIR HUGH ROSE.” Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research 75, no. 302 (1997): 93–105. jstor.org.

Trotter, Lionel J. The Bayard of India (London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd.,1909)

📗 Campaigns

Outram, Lieutenant General Sir James, Outram’s Campaign in India 1857–1858, Comprising General Orders and Despatches Relating to the Defence and Relief of the Lucknow Garrison and Capture of the City by the British Forces (London: Printed for Private Circulation Only, Smith, Elder & Co., 1860)

Franks. T.H. Operations of the Jaunpore Field Force and Fourth Division under the Command of Brigadier-General T.H. Franks, C.B., in its Progression from Benares to Lucknow in the Months of January, February and March. 1858. Printed for Private Circulation, London, 1858

Grant, Hope. Incidents in the Sepoy War, 1857-58: Compiled from the Private Journals of General Sir Hope Grant. Edited by Henry Knollys. Edinburgh & London: William Blackwood & Sons, 1873.

Russell, William Howard. My Diary in India, in the Year 1858-9. 2 vols. London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860

The Victoria Cross

Author, Title and Publisher

Best, Brian. The Victoria Cross in 100 Objects: The Story of Britain’s Highest Award for Valour. Barnsley: Frontline Books, 2021.

Best, Brian. The Victoria Crosses That Saved an Empire: The Stories of the VCs of the Indian Mutiny. Barnsley: Frontline Books, 2016.

Brazier, Kevin. The Complete Victoria Cross: A Full Chronological Record of All Holders of Britain’s Highest Award for Gallantry. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Izzard, Brian. Glory and Dishonour: Victoria Cross Heroes Whose Lives Ended in Tragedy or Disgrace. Stroud: Amberley Publishing, 2018.

Knollys, William Wallingford. The Victoria Cross in India. London: Dean & Son, 1891.

Leek, Alan. Frederick Whirlpool VC: Australia’s Hidden Victoria Cross. Newport, Australia: Big Sky Publishing, 2018.

O’Byrne Brothers, comp. The Victoria Cross: An Official Chronicle of the Deeds of Personal Valour Achieved in Presence of the Enemy During the Crimean and Baltic Campaigns, the Indian Mutinies, and the Persia, China, and New Zealand Wars. London: O’Byrne Bros., 1865.

Stewart, Rupert, comp. The Book of the Victoria Cross: The Empire’s Roll of Valour. London: Hugh Rees, Ltd., 1916.

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