History of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858: Commencing from the Close of the Second Volume of Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War, Volumen1W.H. Allen and Company, 1878 |
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... July 5-16 . BOOK VII . concealing from the public view facts which it was of vital importance that the public should know , of coquetting , so to speak , with armed rebels , advocated by that gentleman , and em- ployed so uselessly ...
... July 5-16 . BOOK VII . concealing from the public view facts which it was of vital importance that the public should know , of coquetting , so to speak , with armed rebels , advocated by that gentleman , and em- ployed so uselessly ...
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... July those fresh reinforcements arrived . Not only so , but those very reinforcements , consisting of a wing of the 37th Foot and of the 5th Fusiliers , had received orders to proceed towards the north - west in steamers , touching at ...
... July those fresh reinforcements arrived . Not only so , but those very reinforcements , consisting of a wing of the 37th Foot and of the 5th Fusiliers , had received orders to proceed towards the north - west in steamers , touching at ...
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... July , then , two days after they had been informed of the resolution at which the Government had arrived , the mer ... July 17 . The mer- chants of Cal- cutta remon- strate with Lord Canning , Chapter II . 1857 . July 20 . who is.
... July , then , two days after they had been informed of the resolution at which the Government had arrived , the mer ... July 17 . The mer- chants of Cal- cutta remon- strate with Lord Canning , Chapter II . 1857 . July 20 . who is.
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... July 20 . who is ob stinate . Summary of the action of the Govern . ment . Major - Gen- eral Lloyd disarm the sepoys ; 64 THEIR PRAYER REFUSED THE CONSEQUENCE . language by the spokesman of the deputation . Lord Canning , in a curt and ...
... July 20 . who is ob stinate . Summary of the action of the Govern . ment . Major - Gen- eral Lloyd disarm the sepoys ; 64 THEIR PRAYER REFUSED THE CONSEQUENCE . language by the spokesman of the deputation . Lord Canning , in a curt and ...
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... July 22 . But no sooner had they left than Major - General Lloyd began to doubt whether he had acted Chapter II . rightly . He could not call them back . But it happened two days later , whilst the Major- General was half regretting ...
... July 22 . But no sooner had they left than Major - General Lloyd began to doubt whether he had acted Chapter II . rightly . He could not call them back . But it happened two days later , whilst the Major- General was half regretting ...
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Página 575 - ... indifferently fed and worse housed. They were exposed — especially the 13th Regiment — under the gallant Lieutenant Aitken, to a most galling fire of round shot and musketry, which materially decreased their numbers. They were so near the enemy that conversation could be carried on between them ; and every effort, persuasion, promise, and threat was alternately resorted to, in vain, to seduce them from their allegiance to the handful of Europeans, who, in all probability, would have been...
Página 561 - Residency , they occupied these houses, some of which were within easy pistol shot of our barricades, in immense force, and rapidly made loop-holes on those sides which bore on our post, from which they kept up a terrific and incessant fire day and night, which caused many daily casualties, as there could not have been less than 8,000 men firing at one time into our position.
Página 558 - ADC from the commencement of the disturbances, - had conducted themselves throughout this arduous day. Sir Henry further particularly mentioned that he would bring the gallant conduct of Captain Radcliffe and of Lieutenant Bonham, of the Artillery, (who worked the howitzer successfully until incapacitated by a wound,) to the prominent notice of the Government of India. The manner in which Lieutenant Birch, 71st Native Infantry, cleared a village with a party of Sikh skirmishes, also elicited the...
Página 478 - From every pit, trench, and battery — -from behind the sand-bags piled on shattered houses — from every post still held by a few gallant spirits — rose cheer on cheer, even from the hospital.
Página 560 - July, when he expired, and the Government was thereby deprived, if I may venture to say so, of the services of a distinguished statesman and a most gallant soldier. Few men have ever possessed to the same extent the power which he enjoyed of winning the hearts of all those with whom he came in contact, and thus insuring the warmest and most zealous devotion for himself and for the Government which he served.
Página 524 - Seldom, perhaps never, has it occurred to a Commander-in-Chief to publish and confirm such an order as the following one, proceeding from MajorGeneral Sir James Outram, KCB " With such a reputation as Major-General Sir James Outram has won for himself, he can well afford to share glory and honour with others.
Página 567 - An occasional spy did indeed come in with the object of inducing our sepoys and servants to desert ; but the intelligence derived from such sources was, of course, entirely untrustworthy. We sent our messengers, daily calling for aid and asking for information, none of whom ever returned until the 26th day of the siege, when a pensioner named Ungud came back with a letter from General Havelock's camp, informing us that they were...
Página 568 - August — or thirty-five days later — that the relieving force, after having fought most nobly to effect our deliverance, had been obliged to fall back for reinforcements ; and this was the last communication we received until two days before the arrival of Sir James Outram on the 25th of September. " Besides heavy visitations of cholera and small-pox, we have also had to contend against a sickness which has almost universally pervaded the garrison. Commencing with a very painful eruption, it...