Soldier of the Raj
Subtitle: the life of Richard Purvis, 1789-1868 : soldier, sailor and parson
By: Iain Gordon.
Publisher: Leo Cooper
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
Subjects: Purvis, Richard Fortescue, 1789-1868.; Purvis family.; East India Company. Army. Bengal Army -- Officers -- Biography.; Church of England -- Clergy -- Biography.; Soldiers -- India -- Biography.; Soldiers -- England -- Biography.; Clergy -- England -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART 1 - SAILING ORDERS; title: 1. The Channel Fleet, 180022; title: 2. The Academy, 1802 32; title: 3. Appointment, 1803 41; title: 4. Passage to India, 180449; title: PART 2- MARCHING ORDERS; title: 1. Joining the Regiment, 1805 60; title: 2. First Command, 180569; title: 3. Debt, 1806 75; title: 4. First Blood, 1806 84; title: 5. Bareilly, 1808 95; title: 6. Disenchantment, 1809107; title: 7. Paths of Venus, 1810 118; title: 8. Recommendation, 1811 128; title: 9. Progress, 1812 138; title: 10. Preparations for War, 1815149; title: 11. Makwanpur, 1816 159; title: 12. Soldier's Return, 1817 170; title: PART 3 - HOLY ORDERS; title: 1. Confrontation, 1818180; title: 2. Ordination,1819 188; title: 3. Georgina, 1820 197; title: 4. Priesthood, 1821 206; title: 5. Whitsbury, 1822-26 216; title: 6. Hatches & Matches, 1827-30 224; title: 7. Aunt Timms, 1831 234; title: 8. Middle Years, 1830s-50s 241; title: 9. Eventide, 1850s-60s 252; title: THE PURVIS TRAIL 262; title: EPILOGUE 274; title: APPENDIX 1; title: Glossary of Indian Terms used in the text 284; title: APPENDIX 2; title: Sources and References 286; title: APPENDIX 3; title: Genealogical Tables 290; title: INDEX 298.