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Eight Months’ Campaign against the Bengal Sepoy Army During the Mutiny of 1857

1858

FOrmation of columns of assault—Storming of Delhi—Bloing in of the Cashmere Gate—Capture of the city— Operations within the walls—Defeat of the fourth column—Gallantry of the 9th Lancers and CarabineerBritish loss on the day of the assault—Colonel Baird Smith and Captain Taylor of the Engineers—Incessant exertions of the Artillery aided by volunteers. 58 CHAPTER VII. [...] Enemy's plan for intoxicating the besieging force frustrated— Women and children suffered to leave the city—SOrtuing of the magazine—Gallantry of Lieutenant Ronny— Capture of the Lahore and Burn Bastions the Jumma Musjid and the palace—Losses of the 60th Rifles the Sirmoor Battalion the Guides Corps the let Bengal Fusiliers and the 52nd—Interior of Delhi after the assault—Return of killed and [...] Aspect of affairs at Agra—Encampment of the force—A surprise in camp — Panic among the inhabitants — Advance of the Artillery—Rout of the enemy's cavalry— Charge of the 9th Lancers—Retreat and pursuit of the enemy—Capture of their guns and ammunition—Neglgence of the Agra authorities—Ludicrous scenes at Agra —Halt at Agra—Attention of the ladies to the sick 99 CHAPTER X. The column resumes its [...] In the afternoon of the 14th the column marched to the banks of the river and there encamped just out of reach of the battery on the island. [...] We started at 7 A. M. on the morning of the 2nd of August and arrived at the foot of the Himalayas on the morning of the 4th and at Simlah on the afternoon of the 5th.
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Pages
220
Published in
United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.146565
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Frontmatter
i-xii George Bourchier view
Chapter I. Outbreak of the Mutiny
1-11 George Bourchier view
Chapter II. Pursuit of the Mutineers
12-22 George Bourchier view
Chapter III. A Flying Visit to Simlah
23-36 George Bourchier view
Chapter IV. The Force Before Delhi
37-45 George Bourchier view
Chapter V. The Siege and Capture of Delhi
46-57 George Bourchier view
Chapter VI. The Assault and Capture of Delhi
58-68 George Bourchier view
Chapter VII. Fighting within the City
69-77 George Bourchier view
Chapter VIII. Proceedings of the Column of Pursuit from Delhi to Cawnpore
78-98 George Bourchier view
Chapter IX. Agra
99-109 George Bourchier view
Chapter X. Events at Cawnpore
110-123 George Bourchier view
Chapter XI. The Relief of Lucknow
124-161 George Bourchier view
Chapter XII. Defeat of the Gwalior Contingent
162-178 George Bourchier view
Concluding Chapter
179-185 George Bourchier view
The Mutiny at Cawnpore
186-202 George Bourchier view

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