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the life of Richard Purvis, 1789-1868 : soldier, sailor and parson

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An edition of Soldier of the Raj (1990)

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the life of Richard Purvis, 1789-1868 : soldier, sailor and parson

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Publisher
Leo Cooper
Language
English
Pages
320

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Subjects
Biography, Church of England, Clergy, East India Company, East India Company. Army. Bengal Army, Officers, Soldiers, East india company, Church of england, clergy, biography, Nepalese War, 1814-1816, English Personal narratives
People
Purvis family, Richard Fortescue Purvis (1789-1868)
Places
England, India

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SOLDIER OF THE RAJ: Life of Richard Fortescue Purvis 1789 - 1868
April 2002, Pen and Sword
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Soldier of the Raj: the life of Richard Purvis, 1789-1868 : soldier, sailor and parson
2001, Leo Cooper
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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: PART 1 - SAILING ORDERS
1. The Channel Fleet, 180022
2. The Academy, 1802 32
3. Appointment, 1803 41
4. Passage to India, 180449
PART 2- MARCHING ORDERS
1. Joining the Regiment, 1805 60
2. First Command, 180569
3. Debt, 1806 75
4. First Blood, 1806 84
5. Bareilly, 1808 95
6. Disenchantment, 1809107
7. Paths of Venus, 1810 118
8. Recommendation, 1811 128
9. Progress, 1812 138
10. Preparations for War, 1815149
11. Makwanpur, 1816 159
12. Soldier's Return, 1817 170
PART 3 - HOLY ORDERS
1. Confrontation, 1818180
2. Ordination,1819 188
3. Georgina, 1820 197
4. Priesthood, 1821 206
5. Whitsbury, 1822-26 216
6. Hatches & Matches, 1827-30 224
7. Aunt Timms, 1831 234
8. Middle Years, 1830s-50s 241
9. Eventide, 1850s-60s 252
THE PURVIS TRAIL 262
EPILOGUE 274
APPENDIX 1
Glossary of Indian Terms used in the text 284
APPENDIX 2
Sources and References 286
APPENDIX 3
Genealogical Tables 290
INDEX 298.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-289) and index.

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Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
954.03/1/092, B
Library of Congress
U55.P863 G67 2001, U55.P863G67 2001

The Physical Object

Pagination
320 p., [13] p. of plates :
Number of pages
320

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3629620M
ISBN 10
085052847X
LCCN
2002421119
OCLC/WorldCat
47939194
Library Thing
1429248

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