It has been a long time coming, and now, on the anniversary of the Relief of Lucknow, the interview we did over the summer is finally out! The ever-enthusiastic master of his craft, Christian Parkinson of Redcoat History and I sat down to have a long talk about Havelock’s march to and Sir Colin Campbell’s second relief of Lucknow. So, without further introduction, here is “The British Soldiers Who Wouldn’t Give Up”. For those of you who do not know Chris and his brilliant site, I strongly recommend you take a look!

For the moment, Mutiny Reflections is taking a short vacation, hence the lack of regular posts, while I complete my next book, “Gallant Men”, which is due out in March 2026. However, do not despair! The next posts are in the works, as we follow Sir Colin Campbell out of Lucknow to Bareilly, Robert Walpole to Ruhiya, and Sir Hope Grant wherever he happens to go. There is also Thomas Seaton, whom we left simmering with worries in Fatehgarh. We shall also meet a new, and rather forgotten character of 1857, Lord Mark Kerr and explore his rather eccentric ideas of how to win a battle. Then of course, as the year continues, there is still Tantya Tope to catch up to and of course, the final downfall of the East India Company. Of course, this won’t all be written in a week and will take us well into 2026.
So it is onwards and onwards as always, as the hooves beat across the vast Indian plain, as the tumbrils clatter, where nothing ever turns out quite as it should.

So until we meet again on these pages, my dear readers, I wish you and yours a peaceful season ahead and as always, thank you most heartily for your kind support!

With best wishes

Eva