From Recruit to Staff Sergeant

Ian Henry Publications, 1979

First published in Calcutta by T.S. Smith in 1885 and subsequently by the Army Temperance Association Press in Simla in 1900, N. W. Bancroft's record of his Service, from the age of nine in 1833, with the Bengal Horse Artillery includes details of the British Rule in India, the Campaigns of his career, the Sikh Wars culminating in the Sutlej Battles, the details of cantonment life, and his many and varied encounters with fellow soldiers, officers and native Indians. An introduction and epilogue to his life provided by Major General B.P. Hughes, facsimile letters from a Lady in Waiting on Queen Victoria's behalf and a record of his services are included....