Episode 23: “The Siege of Delhi” by General Sir Charles Reid G.C.B

Hank and Bindu explore General Sir Charles "Gurkha" Reid's memoirs of the Siege of Delhi, during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. The urban combat at Delhi can easily be compared to the intensity of Alesia, Rorke's Drift or Stalingrad, but is not as widely explored in then English speaking world. The battle also cemented the legend of the Nepalese Gurkha, as "Gurkha" Reid's Simoor Battalion would earn their most distinguished battle honour at the defence of the Hindu Rao's house - an honour still carried on by the Royal Gurkha Rifles on the Queen's Truncheon, in modern times. Hank and Bindu use the combat diary of "Gurkha Reid" to navigate the events of the siege, the Indian Mutiny more broadly, and the history of the legendary British and Indian Army Gurkhas.