Every Inch A Soldier

Pam (Boots of the British Lion). "HERE'S YOUR HOT WATER, SIR."

Sir Colin. "ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN READY FOR A LONG TIME."

Punch (25 July 1857): 34

This depiction of Sir Colin Campbell, leader of British forces in India, differs markedly from an October cartoon

More commentary on the 1857 Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion)

• Every Inch A Soldier
• Full Marching Order
• The British Lion's Vengeance on the Bengal Tiger
• Justice
• O God of Battles! Steel My Soldiers' Hearts!
• The Red-Tape Serpent--Sir Collin's Greatest Difficulty in India
• The Clemency of Canning
• Mr. Bull's Expensive Toys
• Too "Civil" By Half

Scanned image and text by Philip V. Allingham

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• The 1857 Indian Mutiny (also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, the Great Mutiny, and the Revolt of 1857)
• The Epic of Race: The Indian Mutiny, 1857
• Punch's editors tell the story of the 1857 Indian Mutiny

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