O'Brien (Lucius). Third Anglo-Maratha War archive, 1818-19
Sold for £2,100
O'Brien (Lucius Robert, c.1780-?). Small archive of letters and documents relating to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Jabalpur ('Jubbulpore') and environs, 1818-19, comprising:
1) Series of 22 autograph letters signed from O'Brien to Charles Joseph Doyle (1787-1848), military secretary to Francis Rawdon-Hastings, governor-general of India, dated 14 March 1818 to 17 February 1819, many written from the field, and concerning the pursuit of the Peshwa (Baji Rao II) and other Maratha commanders including Appa Sahib, military engagements including the reduction of Mundillah, troop movements, strength and arms, tactical and strategic information and speculation, and other subjects including the welfare O'Brien's sons and his opinion on local horses (the 'Marrata Mare'), the final letter (17 February 1819) in fact post-dating the Maratha defeat and concerning the 'subjugation of the ... Rajahs of Hurry, and Purtabghur' , most of the letters single bifolia, 4to
2) Manuscript report signed by O'Brien on the newly-acquired 'provinces ... south of the Nurbuddah [i.e. Narmada River]', addressed to C. A. Molony as commissioner of ceded provinces on the Nurbuddah, dated 30 June 1818, 11 leaves, foolscap (32 x 20.4 cm),
3) Series of 10 copy letters and similar documents, many from originals by Richard Jenkins (1785-1853), British resident at Nagpur, apparently made to be forwarded to Doyle, one signed by one A. Hervey, all others signed by O'Brien, 4to and foolscap, and 1 other item
(Qty: 34)
?O?Brien entered the East India Company services as a cadet in 1794, joining the Bengal Light Cavalry a year later. In 1811 he was chosen to command a regiment of light cavalry as part of the invasion force of Java, where he built a substantial reputation as a soldier. Early in 1818, after being redeployed to India ? O?Brien was appointed to run the administration of the newly acquired territory of Nagpur, central India, and was shortly thereafter earmarked by Lord Hastings for a senior position in the Residency in the Indian state of Hyderabad. By 1822, he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel? (Webster, The Richest East India Merchant: The Life and Business of John Palmer of Calcutta, p. 77).
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Sold for £2,100
O'Brien (Lucius Robert, c.1780-?). Small archive of letters and documents relating to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, Jabalpur ('Jubbulpore') and environs, 1818-19, comprising:
1) Series of 22 autograph letters signed from O'Brien to Charles Joseph Doyle (1787-1848), military secretary to Francis Rawdon-Hastings, governor-general of India, dated 14 March 1818 to 17 February 1819, many written from the field, and concerning the pursuit of the Peshwa (Baji Rao II) and other Maratha commanders including Appa Sahib, military engagements including the reduction of Mundillah, troop movements, strength and arms, tactical and strategic information and speculation, and other subjects including the welfare O'Brien's sons and his opinion on local horses (the 'Marrata Mare'), the final letter (17 February 1819) in fact post-dating the Maratha defeat and concerning the 'subjugation of the ... Rajahs of Hurry, and Purtabghur' , most of the letters single bifolia, 4to
2) Manuscript report signed by O'Brien on the newly-acquired 'provinces ... south of the Nurbuddah [i.e. Narmada River]', addressed to C. A. Molony as commissioner of ceded provinces on the Nurbuddah, dated 30 June 1818, 11 leaves, foolscap (32 x 20.4 cm),
3) Series of 10 copy letters and similar documents, many from originals by Richard Jenkins (1785-1853), British resident at Nagpur, apparently made to be forwarded to Doyle, one signed by one A. Hervey, all others signed by O'Brien, 4to and foolscap, and 1 other item
(Qty: 34)
?O?Brien entered the East India Company services as a cadet in 1794, joining the Bengal Light Cavalry a year later. In 1811 he was chosen to command a regiment of light cavalry as part of the invasion force of Java, where he built a substantial reputation as a soldier. Early in 1818, after being redeployed to India ? O?Brien was appointed to run the administration of the newly acquired territory of Nagpur, central India, and was shortly thereafter earmarked by Lord Hastings for a senior position in the Residency in the Indian state of Hyderabad. By 1822, he had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel? (Webster, The Richest East India Merchant: The Life and Business of John Palmer of Calcutta, p. 77).
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