The Mutinies and the People, Or, Statements of Native Fidelity Exhibited During the Outbreak of 1857-58 |
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1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class 6th Company Agra Artillery assistance Authority Baboo Bahadoor Battalion Benares Bengal Bombay Brahmin British Government British India British Indian Association Calcutta Captain Cavalry Cawnpore Chief Class Order conduct Contingent Corps Delhi district Ditto as Havildar Ditto as Jemadar Ditto as Naick Ditto as Subadar ditto ditto Duffadar English Englishman escape escorted European faithful fantry fugitives Fyzabad Governor-General in Council Gwalior Hindoo honor horse Hyderabad Ibid instances July Khan letter Lordship in Council loyal services loyalty Maharajah Mahomedan Meerut ment Mhow mutiny Names NATIVE FIDELITY EXHIBITED Native Princes Nature of Reward Nizam Order of British Order of Merit Oude outbreak party Person pore Promoted as Jemadar protection Punjab Rajah rebels Regt rendered Resident Ressaldar revolt Rewah Rupees says Scindia Sepoys services to Government Sing Singh Sirdar Sowars STATEMENTS OF NATIVE Subadar tion title of Bahadur troopers troops village Zemindars
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Page 190 - ... who we were. The part of the city traversed that night by me seemed to have been deserted by at least a third of its inhabitants. " I was in great spirits when we reached the green fields, into which I had not been for five months.
Page 190 - Park, which was occupied by the enemy. I went within twenty yards of two guns to see what strength they were, and returned to the guide, who was in great alarm, and begged I would not distrust him because of the mistake, as it was caused by his anxiety to take me away from the piquets of the enemy.
Page 11 - ... robbers, looking out for plunder, detected me, robbed me of my rings, &c., and only left me my flannel waistcoat and socks. They then tore off the sleeve of my shirt, and with it attempted to strangle me. Imagine the intense agony I must have been in ! They left me for dead, as I had become senseless.
Page 187 - Sir James did not encourage me to undertake the journey, declaring that he thought it so dangerous that he would not himself have asked any officer to attempt it. I, however, spoke so confidently of success, and treated the dangers so lightly, that he at last yielded, and did me the honour of adding that if I succeeded in reaching the Commander-in-Chief, my knowledge would be a great help to him.
Page 193 - Lai for the courage and intelligence with which he had conducted himself during this trying night. When we were questioned he let me speak as little as possible. He always had a ready answer; and I feel that I am indebted to him in a great measure more than to myself for my escape. It will give me great satisfaction to hear that he has been suitably rewarded.
Page 149 - ... took place he had so much confidence in them that he rode up to their lines before we could get out. When we found him next morning, both cheeks were blown off, his back completely riddled with balls, one through each thigh, his chin smashed into his mouth, and three sabre cuts between the cheek-bone and temple, also a cut across the shoulder and the back of the neck.
Page 203 - ... the detestable efforts which have been made to alienate the minds of the sepoys and the people of the country from their duty and allegiance to the beneficent rule under which they are placed.
Page 187 - I had some days previously witnessed the preparation of plans which were being made by direction of Sir James Outram to assist the Commander-in-Chief in his march into Lucknow for the relief of the besieged, and it then occurred to me that some one with the requisite local knowledge ought to attempt to reach His Excellency's camp beyond or at Alumbagh.
Page 187 - While passing through the entrenchment of Lucknow about ten o'clock AM on the 9th instant, I learnt that a spy had come in from Cawnpore, and that he was going back in the night as far as...
Page 191 - By three o'clock we arrived at a grove of mango trees, situated on a plain, in which a man was singing at the top of his voice. I thought he was a villager, but he got alarmed on hearing us approach, and astonished us too by calling out a guard of twenty-five sepoys, all of whom asked questions.