The battle of Gujrat : A new poem /
McGonagall, William.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1901?]
In two columns with a coat of arms above the title.
In verse.
'Composed, August 1901'.
At the top of the sheet in McGonagall's hand - 'Sir Wm. Topaz McGonagall. Poet'.
Printed beneath the title are two letters of acknowledgement for receipt of poems from McGonagall, one from Francis Knollys on behalf of the King, the other from Lord Wolseley.
First lines read: 'Twas in the year of 1849, and on the 20th of February, / Lord Gough met and attacked Shere Sing right manfully. / The Sikh Army numbered 40,000 in strength, / And showing a front about two miles length.
English poetry
Sikh War, 1848-1849