The Rise and Fall of Major General Charles Townshend
by
N S Nash
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2010
Charles Townshend achieved international fame, as a captain, when he commanded the besieged garrison at Chitral (now Pakistan) in 1895. As a result, he became known as ‘Chitral Charlie’.
Decorated by Queen Victoria and lionized by the British public, his passage up through the Army was...