George M. Carmichael-Smyth

Major-General George Carmichael-Smyth (1803–1890), was a British commanding officer of the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry. In April 1857 he punished 85 of his men when they refused to use the cartridges of the Enfield rifle which had recently been issued. In response the Native regiments rebelled. An account of the incident was written in an unsent letter by John MacNabb, a Cornet in the Cavalry.[1][2][3][4]

Carmichael-Smyth was born in 1803, the youngest of eight sons of the physician, James Carmichael Smyth. His elder brothers included Sir James Carmichael-Smyth and William Henry Carmichael-Smyth.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ Wagner, Kim A. (2010). "6. Meerut". The Great Fear of 1857: Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising. Peter Lang. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-906165-27-7.
  2. ^ a b Cadell, Patrick (1955). "The Outbreak of the Indian Mutiny". Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research. 33 (135): 118–122. ISSN 0037-9700.
  3. ^ a b Best, Brian (2016). "The Siege of Delhi: May to September 1857". The Victoria Crosses that Saved an Empire: The Story of the VCs of the Indian Mutiny. Frontline Books. pp. 10–14. ISBN 978-1-4738-5707-0.
  4. ^ Pathak, Amit (2010). "The great upsurge of 1857: historical sites in Meerut cantonment". In Verma, Bharat (ed.). Indian Defence Review: Jul-Sep 2010. Lancer Publishers. pp. 133–136. ISBN 81-7062-179-8.

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