Alexander Sheridan Books in Order

During the Crimean War, Captain Alex Sheridan commands East India Company volunteers amid fierce fighting. Aristocratic army officers look down on his unit, leaving Sheridan to face dangers from the enemy and treachery among those meant to support him.

During the Indian uprising of 1857, Alexander Sheridan and his wife Emmy face a siege at Cawnpore. Exhausted soldiers struggle to protect women and children behind inadequate defenses while the arrival of relief remains uncertain.

Havelock's relief column reaches Lucknow only to become trapped alongside the garrison it came to save. Alexander Sheridan undertakes a dangerous mission and, after capture, faces a personal struggle connected to the destruction of his family.

In 1857 India, Alexander Sheridan commands an improvised cavalry force as rebellion spreads against the East India Company. Leading volunteers, unemployed officers, and loyal Indian soldiers, he confronts violence on both sides while trying to judge people fairly.

After surviving the catastrophe at Cawnpore and losing his family, Alexander Sheridan joins General Havelock's small relief force. Grief accompanies the military struggle as the column fights toward the British garrison still besieged at Lucknow.

Alexander Sheridan emerges from Cawnpore devastated by personal loss, then takes his place in Havelock's advancing column. The outnumbered force must fight its way to Lucknow, where another isolated garrison depends on the success of their march.

Captain Alexander Sheridan leads East India Company volunteers into the Crimean War, facing aristocratic generals who despise his force. Combat hazards mingle with treachery among supposed allies as the campaign moves toward the great cavalry charges.