Passage To India

Features of Passage To India

It is 1831 riots and rebellions are widespread In England the new government is facing protests against the attempts of the Torydominated House of Lords to thwart the passing of the Reform Bill In India relations are strained between the presidency of Madras and some of the neighbouring princely statesHaving taken command of the action in Bristol to restore order after one of the bloodiest and most destructive riots in the nations history LieutenantColonel Matthew Hervey is out of favour with the new government But then his old friend Sir Eyre Somervile offers him a lifeline Somervile has persuaded the Court of Directors of the East India Company to approve an increase in the Madras military establishment Hervey and the 6th Light Dragoons are sent to the princely state of Coorg The Rajah is in revolt against the East India Companys terms and Herveys regiment is called upon to crush the rebellion With the stakes raised by an unexpected visitation from his past for Hervey the question is whether he and his men will get out of this brutal war unscathed