James Outram: A Biography

A two-volume biography, published in 1880, of a famous British officer involved in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

F. J. Goldsmid (Author)

9781108046725, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 14 June 2012

470 pages, 1 b/w illus. 5 maps
21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.59 kg

James Outram (1803–63) was a British East India Company Army officer who became a national hero after his successful campaign at Lucknow during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Outram, who was called the 'Bayard of India' for his military exploits, had spent most of his career in India and Afghanistan, where he was involved in numerous armed conflicts. He also worked as a political agent and had much success negotiating on behalf of the British with the Princely States. This two-volume biography of Outram, published in 1880, was written by Frederic John Goldsmid (1818–1908), a British Army officer and civil servant who also spent much of his career in India, and was involved in overseeing the construction of an Indo-European telegraph line before writing about Outram. Volume 1 covers Outram's childhood and his early years in the army in India, up to 1845.

Preface
Book I. Boyhood, Youth, Manhood, 1803–43: 1. 1803–18. The Outram family
2. 1819–24. Early military tastes
3. 1825–8. Khandesh and the Bhils
4. 1829–35. Bhils at school
5. 1835–8. Appointment to a special mission
6. 1838–9. Family affairs
7. 1839. Ghazni
8. 1839–42. Honours and rewards
9. 1842. Retrospect of Outram's work in Sind and Baluchistan, from February to November, 1842
10. 1842–3. Back in Sind again
Book II. Middle Age, 1843–56: 1. 1843–5. Home
Appendices.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]