Historical person
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
1812–1860
James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie was the governor-general who greatly expanded British rule in India. He used war, annexation and the Doctrine of Lapse to absorb territories including Punjab and several princely states while promoting railways, telegraph and administrative reform.
In non-fiction, James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie is discussed in Amarpal Singh’s The Second Anglo-Sikh War. In Amarpal Singh’s The Second Anglo-Sikh War, the siege of Multan is placed within the broader spread of resistance led by Sher Singh and Chattar Singh Attariwalla, and within the political calculations of Frederick Currie, the Lawrence brothers and Governor-General Dalhousie.
Non Fiction
Non Fiction featuring James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie (3 books)
Biographies, histories and other non-fiction are listed separately from the historical novels above.
