Commentaries on the Punjab Campaign, 1848-49: Including some Additions to the History of the Second Sikh War from Original Sources [Hardcover](Hardcover, J. H. Lawrence-Archer)
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About The Book: This book contains An extract from the commentaries on the Punjab campaign, 1848-49, which includes additional information on the history of the Second Sikh War, reports the discovery of a conspiracy to murder officers in Lahore. The leaders of the plot were put to death, and the Queen-mother was apprehended and transported to Benares as a prisoner. Some other individuals were also under arrest, and an English regiment was tasked with guarding the palace. About The Author: James Henry Lawrence Archer or Lawrence-Archer (1823 - 1889) was a British soldier, collector of botanical specimens, and author best known for his guide to the Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies. He collected botanical specimens during his military service, such as the seeds from China that he offered to William Jackson Hooker, director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, along with other botanical samples that he had personally collected in Mauritius, Anjer, Ascension and St Vincent. As an author he is best known for his guide to the Monumental Inscriptions of the British West Indies. A branch of the Archer family were resident first in Barbados and then in Jamaica.