written and related by himself ; edited by James Lunt ; illustrated by Frank Wilson ; translated [from the Hindi] and first published by Lieutenant-Colonel Norgate
"This 'Life and adventures' appeared many years ago in an Indian periodical ..."--Translator's note.
Includes index.
The beginning -- Joining the regiment -- The Gurkha War: 1814-1816 -- The Pindari War -- Return to the village -- The lovely Thakurin -- The bulwark of Hindustan -- The march into Afghanistan: 1838-1839 -- Ghazni and Kabul -- The retreat from Kabul: January 1842 -- Escape from slavery -- The First Sikh War: 1845-1846 -- The Second Sikh War: 1848-1849 -- The wind of madness -- The pensioner