INDEX
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CHIEF PUBLIC EVENTS.
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | O | P | R | S | T | U | Z
Abdul Rahman proclaimed Amir, 467
Abolition of offices of Commanders-in-Chief, Bombay and Madras, 382
Abyssinian Expedition, 295-302
Afghan War, first, 241
Agra, Fight at, 150-153
Ahmedkhel, Battle of, 463, 480
Aligarh, Fight at, 147
Alipur, Attack on, 100, 101
Army Commission, 379, 382 Temperance Association, Establishment of, 520
Assassination of Colonel Mackeson, 15 of Lord Mayo, 318
Assaye, Battle of, 1943
Barrackpore, Outbreak at, 43
Berhampur, Outbreak at, 42
Berlin Treaty, 3411, 342
Black Mountain Expeditions, 524, 531
Bulandshahr, Action at, 143
Burma Expedition, 508, 509, 510, 516-518
Cawnpore, Fight at, 204-207 Massacre at, 161-163
Cesarewitch visits India, 531
Charasia, Fights at, 403-406, 463, 464
Chardeh Valley, Fight in the, 440-443, 444, 446
Chitral Expedition, 524, 535
Delhi, Camp of Exercise at, 509 Siege of, 82-140; the first victory, 83; enthusiasm of the troops, 84; Barnard's success, 85; the Flagstaff Tower, 87; attacking force placed in position, 88; the weak point of our defence, 88; defences, 89; death of Quintin Battye, 90; the besiegers besieged, 93; hard fighting, 94, 95; arrival of reinforcements, 98; death of Barnard, 101; Reed takes command, 102; treachery in camp, 105; more hard fighting, 106; sufferings of sick and wounded, 107; Wilson takes command, 108; Nicholson and the Movable Column arrive, 114; Baird-Smith plans attack, 117; breaching batteries at work, 119; the assault, 125-128; Nicholson wounded, 129; storming of the palace, 136; Hodson captures the King, 137; Hodson shoots the Princes, 137; Nicholson dies, 138; the siege ended, 138
Dost Mahomed, Treaty with, 27-31 Death of, 303
European Forces, Amalgamation of the, 269, 270
Ferozepore, Outbreak at, 69
Gandamak, Treaty of, 378, 419, 420, 561, 562, 564
Gatling Guns, First use of, 4063
Gwalior fortress, Rendition of, 507
Homes in the Hills, Establishment of, 515
Hunza-Naga Campaign, 534, 535
Hurdwar Fair, closing of, 2471
Imperial assemblage of 1877, 331-335
Jowaki Expedition, 17, 18
Kabul, Cavagnari's Mission to, 380, 381, 383, 384 Expedition, 384-468 Massacre of Embassy at, 383 Repulse of British Mission to, 343-345 Russian Mission to, 341, 342
Kandahar, Defeat of Ayub Khan at, 487-491 March to, 473-485
Khost, Action at, 370, 371
Khudaganj, Fight at, 213-215
Kohat, Expedition near, 530
Kuram Expedition, 348-375
Lucknow, Relief of, 170-189; Sir Colin's preparations, 170; the advance begun, 170; reinforcements arrive, 171; attack by the enemy, 173;[Page 597] ammunition wanting, 175; the advance, 178; Sir Colin wounded, 179; attack on the Sikandarbagh, 180-182; the Shah Najaf, 184, 185; the relief effected, 187 meeting of the Generals, 188; the evacuation, 192 Siege of, 220-226; Napier's plan adopted, 221; capture of the Chakar Kothi, 223; capture of the iron bridge, 223, 224; visit from Jung Bahadur, 224; Hodson mortally wounded, 225; Sir Colin's mistake, 226; the city taken, 229
Lushai Expedition, 310-319
Maiwand, Disaster at, 470-471
Majuba Hill, Disaster at, 497
Mandalay, Capture of, 507
Manipur Expedition, 531
Meerut, Mutiny at, 44-50
Merv, Russian Occupation of, 503
Mianganj, Taking of, 217, 218
Mian Mir, Disarmament at, 66-67
Multan, Disarmament at, 70-72
Mutiny, The, of 1857-1858, 34-251; Causes of, 231-244; Chances of its recurrence, 245-251; First tidings of, 34-40; New light on, 241; Predicted by Sir Henry Lawrence, 194; and by Sir John Malcolm, 236
Oudh, Annexation of, 234-236
Panipat, Three Battles of, 509
Panjdeh, Incident at, 503
Peiwar Kotal, Taking of, 355-364
Persia, War with, 30, 238
Plassy, Battle of, 1943, 242 Centenary of, 94, 95
Prince Albert Victor visits India, 529, 530
Prince of Wales visits India, 326-328
Regimental Institutes, Establishment of, 519
Royal Proclamation of 1859, 254
Sheorajpur, Fight at, 209
Sher Ali, Death of, 375 Russian Treaty with, 421, 559
Shutargardan, Attack on the, 399
Sikandarbagh, Attack on the, 178-182
Sikim Expedition, 524
Staff-Corps, Introduction of the, 270, 271
Takht-i-Shah, Taking of the, 441, 442
Umbeyla Expedition, 18, 18120, 280-293
Upper Burma, Annexation of, 510
Zhob Expedition, 530
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