NAM.1966-03-54-6

Letter from Lt Col H M Durand, Hoshinjabad, to Lt Col James Travers, on promotion of 5 men following Indore charge and on them receiving the Order of Merit, 11th July 1857. From the papers of General James Travers VC, Bengal Army 1846-1880, relating chiefly to service in India. Associated with the action at Indore 1 July 1857, during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), where Travers won the Victoria Cross while commanding the Bhopal Levy.

Indore, Action at, 1857 (Indian Mutiny 1857-1859)