**An** **action-packed and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure -** **perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian, Bernard Cornwell and C S Forester.** **’A thoroughly satisfying and entertaining read’** *THE TIMES* **’Picks up a pace that mirrors a cavalry** **charge’** *OBSERVER* * * * **India 1819** : **Matthew Hervey** is charged with raising a new troop, and organising transport for India – for he, his men and their horses are to set sail with immediate effect. What Hervey and his soldiers cannot know is that in India they will face a trial for which they are woefully under prepared. A large number of **Burmese** war-boats are assembled near **Chittagong** , and the only way to thwart their advance involves a hazardous march through the jungle. **Soon Hervey and his troop are in the midst of hot and bloody action once again…** **Praise for Allan Mallinson:* * ‘After just half-a-dozen pages **I was hooked** ’ ***** ‘An * *excellent **book, when you start reading you cannot put it down.** Allan Mallinson at his best!!!** ’ ***** ‘ * *Essential reading** for military buffs’*** ** ‘If you enjoy historical fiction of the Napoleonic era . . . try this book, * *you won’t be disappointed** ’*** ** ‘Excellent historical fiction . . . Malinson is * *a remarkable storyteller**!’*** **