Comments on: Subaltern Speaks

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is false advertisement. Your previous post promised us the journal of a subaltern in 1857 but the one you have started is from the Anglo-Sikh war. I am just kidding. This should be very interesting as well.

BTW, can we have some background of the subaltern himself?

By: sepoy

sepoy — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Zack: This journal comes before the 1857 one. We always have to look further back. The subaltern is anonymous. But I dug some stuff up and will annotate it as we roll along.

By: Nitin

Nitin — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Sepoy,

Long awaited stuff ! Its good that you started it.

By: DuctapeFatwa

DuctapeFatwa — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

More, More!

Thanks so much for finding and sharing this.

By: Procrastination

Procrastination — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Anglo-Sikh War Journal

Sepoy of Chapati Mystery has started posting the journal of an anonymous subaltern from the second Anglo-Sikh war in the Punjab in 1848-49. It should be interesting reading. Some historical background is available here. Sepoy promises another journal f…