Some research has suggested that the poem was written with a specific incident in mind, the execution of one Private Flaxman of The Leicestershire Regiment, at Lucknow in 1887; a number of details of this execution are given in the Ayers background article.
The poem was written with a specific incident in mind at Lucknow in 1887. Some research has suggested this. The execution of one Private Flaxman of The Leicestershire Regiment is mind. A number of details of this execution are given in the Ayers background article.