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History of India under Queen Victoria from 1836 to 1880

1886

On the evening of the 17th of November the relieving army found itself holding nearly all the river-side of the city from the Dil-Khushii up to the iron bridge beyond the Residency. [...] For the present he would content himself with carrying off the Lucknow garrison and holding the city in check by Bleeps of a strong force entrenched at the On the evening of the 18th the sick and wounded in the Residency were quietly borne away to the Dil-IChusli. [...] k. few hours' halt in the noisome neighbourhood of the Sikandar-Thigh strengtcued them for the latter and less dangerous half of a journey which the darkness the danger the crowding and the many delays had protracted to a painful length. [...] At length on the night of the 22pd silently and in perfect order the last body of Outram's soldiers stepped forth from the lights.and fires of the battered Residency into the darkness of the long winding lano that still lay betIveen them and comparative safety. [...] Of the flying troops few failed to reach the intrenchment but one gun upset in a narrow lane was only rescued in the middle of the night by the stealthy advance of a few bold &amen and a company of the 64th Foot.
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Pages
471
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United Kingdom
SARF Document ID
sarf.144277
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-viii Lionel J. Trotter view
Book IV Lord Canning. 1857-58
1-108 Lionel J. Trotter view
Book V The New Era. 1858-1868
109-242 Lionel J. Trotter view
Book VI Lord Mayo and Lord Northbrook. 1869-1876
243-350 Lionel J. Trotter view
Book VII Lord Lytton. 1876-1880
351-408 Lionel J. Trotter view
Index
409-459 Lionel J. Trotter view
Backmatter
i-iv Lionel J. Trotter view

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