Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59
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- Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude
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1. REMINISCENCES2. GREAT MUTINY3. WILLIAM FORBES-MITCHELL4. These Reminiscences5. INTRODUCTION6. CHAPTER I THE NINETY-THIRD—SAIL FOR CHINA—COUNTER-ORDERED TO CALCUTTA—ARRIVAL IN INDIA7. CHAPTER II MARCH UP COUNTRY—FUTTEHPORE—CAWNPORE8. CHAPTER III START FOR LUCKNOW—SIR COLIN—THE DILKOOSHÁ—MARTINIÈRE—SECUNDRABÂGH9. CHAPTER IV THE NINETY-THIRD—ANECDOTES OF THE SECUNDRABÂGH—GENERAL EWART—THE SHÂH NUJEEF10. CHAPTER V PERSONAL ANECDOTES—CAPTURE OF THE SHÂH NUJEEF—A FEARFUL EXPERIENCE11. CHAPTER VI BREAKFAST UNDER DIFFICULTIES—LONG SHOTS—THE LITTLE DRUMMER—EVACUATION OF THE RESIDENCY BY THE GARRISON12. CHAPTER VII BAGPIPES AT LUCKNOW—A BEWILDERED BÂBOO—THE FORCED MARCH TO CAWNPORE—OPIUM—WYNDHAM'S MISTAKE13. CHAPTER VIII ANECDOTES—ACTION WITH THE GWALIOR CONTINGENT—ITS DEFEAT—PURSUIT OF THE NÂN—BITHOOR—JOHN LANG AND JOTEE PERSHÂD14. CHAPTER IX HODSON OF HODSON'S HORSE—ACTION AT THE KÂLEE NUDDEE—FUTTEHGHUR15. CHAPTER X THE STRANGE STORY OF JAMIE GREEN16. CHAPTER XI THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW—SIR COLIN APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE NINETY-THIRD —ASSAULT ON THE MARTINIÈRE—A "RANK" JOKE.17. CHAPTER XII ASSAULT ON THE BEGUM'S KOTHEE—DEATH OF CAPTAIN M'DONALD—MAJOR HODSON WOUNDED—HIS DEATH18. CHAPTER XIII JUNG BAHÂDOOR—GUNPOWDER—THE MOHURRUM AT LUCKNOW—LOOT19. CHAPTER XIV AN UNGRATEFUL DUTY—CAPTAIN BURROUGHS—THE DILKOOSHÁ AGAIN—GENERAL WALPOLE AT ROOYAH—THE RÂMGUNGA.20. CHAPTER XV BATTLE OF BAREILLY—GHÂZIS—A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT—HALT AT BAREILLY—ACTIONS OF POSGAON, RUSSOOLPORE, AND NOWRUNGABAD—REST AT LAST!21. THE HISTORY OF THE MURDER OF MAJOR NEILL AT AUGUR IN 188722. EUROPEANS AMONG THE REBELS23. A FEW WORDS ON SWORD-BLADES24. THE OPIUM QUESTION