has been edited and supplemented by Colonel Lawrie, the author
of " Our Burmese War." This gentleman holds strong views as to the necessity of a more complete organised system of military defence in India, a system in which voluntary enrolment should have its proper place. " Every European in the country should have some military training about him." The Parsee community, too, should be encouraged to form military organisations. The
Parsees are bound to be loyal to our raj, for they would infallibly be crushed if it were to disappear. The original work here is
mainly historical. In this respect it will be found a useful sup- plement to works that deal with Indian history. The notes supply much information about various corps belonging to the armies, and other cognate matter, and there are some useful appendices.
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