When the Fight Was Done - A Novel of the Maratha Wars

Author: Frank RogersPublisher: PenguinYear: 2002Language: EnglishPages: 281ISBN/UPC (if available): 0143028804 DescriptionA tale of love, loyalty and a hero who doubts his ability to be a hero.September 1817, Lakshmi, a Bhonsle princess and bride of the Maharaja of Satara, travels to Satara for the pathavani or consummation ceremony, but at the crossing of the Dudna, an attack by the dreaded Pindaris threatens to overwhelm her escort. Approaching the same crossing with his Rajput cavalry, Captain Robert (Robbie) MacKenzie of the Poona Subsidiary Force comes upon the action and observes Lakshmi, lance in hand, fighting to defend her caravan. He admires and envies her, for he sees in her easy courage what he has come to India to find within himself. He offers his cavalry to replace the Maratha cavalry lost in the attack, and the caravan continues on its journey. As circumstances increasingly throw them together, Robbie finds himself at once unsettled and entranced by Lakshmi’s spirit. Th