ddycher Posted 20 July , 2015 Share Posted 20 July , 2015 All Have been reading on the Ghadar Mutiny and events in Lahore centering on the 23rd Cavalry and their intended mutiny of 19th February 1915. Have been trying to put together a picture of events and the actions of the Punjab CID in fending off the mutiny. Anyone recommend any good references ? Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 21 July , 2015 Share Posted 21 July , 2015 There was a book written in 1919, which was reprinted 1998 An Account of the Ghadr Conspiracy (1913-1915) by F.C.Isemonger and J. Slattery The authors are variously described as British Punjab Police Officers , Indian Police and British Intelligence Officers There may POSSIBLY be some mention in the book available online India As I Knew It, 1885–1925 by Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer. published in 1925, which is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. {Page images use TIFF format) Online article 'India and the Great War: Colonial Anxieties, Fantasies and Discontent' by Gajendra Singh Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2014. http://www.academia.edu/9405999/India_and_the_Great_War_Colonial_Anxieties_Fantasies_and_Discontent_Studies_in_Ethnicity_and_Nationalism_Vol._14_No._2_2014 Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushfighter Posted 21 July , 2015 Share Posted 21 July , 2015 Dave Greetings I strongly recommend that you look for an affordable copy of Lt Gen Sir George MacMunn's Turmoil & Tragedy in India 1914 and After (Jarrolds Publishers, London). http://www.amazon.co.uk/Turmoil-Tragedy-India-1914-after/dp/B000LTDZ9S/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1437497647&sr=1-1&keywords=Turmoil+%26+Tragedy+in+India+1914+and+After Good Luck Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 21 July , 2015 Share Posted 21 July , 2015 The book mentioned by Harry, Turmoil & Tragedy in India 1914 and After is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, under the title Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914. It was published in 1935. I had a quick look at the Contents at the front of the book. It looks to be a very interesting read. Thanks for mentioning this book Harry. As mentioned above, the Digital Library of India website requires a TIFF reader (download from the website available) Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 21 July , 2015 Author Share Posted 21 July , 2015 Both Many thanks. Will read through the ref's you recommend. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 1 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2015 All Were the executions of the 3rd September public ? What I have shows William Barratt addressing the paraded men of the Ambala station on the Maidan before the executions which were then carried out in a "hard-by" near the Jail. Any ideas ? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 2 August , 2015 Share Posted 2 August , 2015 There is quite a bit of information in the following link, including some filmed pages from the books by Isemonger and Slattery, and O'Dwyer, (see post 2 above) but not in respect of the question you ask According to the following link twelve men were hanged. As the author of the article says: Were they hanged one by one, or all at once twelve in a row, or maybe, three at a time à la Rajguru, Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev much later? I suspect that such an event would not have been public, but who knows? http://kssarkaria.org/docs/Dagshai.pdf The Forgotten Shaheeds of Dagshai by K. S. Sarkaria Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 2 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2015 Thanks Maureen You have to believe so. Have a horrible suspicion it might not have been the case. Hopefully someone will confirm I'm wrong. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 2 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2015 Ugghh ! Just waded through the 50 pages of Maureens link. Confusion on confusion. Lots of questions on where the courtmartial was held. Indian Army Order No.492 summarizes the trial for those interested and confirms Dagshai and Ambala. Previously about the only element I was comfortable with. Will go back and read that again as well. Regimental histories of the SLI and Dorset's refer to events. That said there are some great ref's here and I'm going to go through it again much more slowly. Thanks again Maureen (I think...) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 2 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2015 Did the re-read. Definately worth the effort for those interested in the topic. Hard to read but worth investing in. Thanks again Maureen. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 5 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 5 August , 2015 Harry went through Turmoil and Tragedy (thanks to Maureen's link). Interesting read. Most of the ref's to trhis specific incident though are quoted from O'Dwyers memoirs. Still a good read though. Thanks for the intro. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 10 September , 2015 Share Posted 10 September , 2015 (edited) Due to an upgrade in the Digital Library of India, two books mentioned above , previously available in TIFF format, are now also available as pdfs to download. India As I Knew It, 1885–1925 by Sir Michael Francis O'Dwyer Turmoil & Tragedy in India 1914 and After by Lt Gen Sir George MacMunn Cheers Maureen Edit: Links have changed O'Dwyer http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/276594 DLI https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.276594 Archive.org version MacMunn http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667 DLI https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.177667 Archive.org version Edited 18 March , 2017 by Maureene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddycher Posted 12 September , 2015 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2015 Thanks Maureen. Have been wading my way through the new DLI. Veritable gold mine. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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