Jack Windrush is still in India during the late stages of the Indian Mutiny.<br /><br />Tired of war, he has to obey orders when Colonel Hook orders him to hunt down a mysterious female warrior named Jayanti. Soon, Jack&#39;s company of the 113th Foot shares in the defeat at Fort Ruhya, where they encounter warriors wearing black turbans... and discover that they are women.<br /><br />With a Pathan prisoner, Jack and the remains of the 113th Foot leave the main army to search for Jayanti.<br /><br />Amid ferocious battle, betrayal and a personal game of cat and mouse with Jayanti herself, Jack and his company move ever closer to the final confrontation in their campaign.