The Personal Adventures and Experiences of a Magistrate During the Rise, Progress, and Suppression of the Indian MutinySummary: Events at Agra & Muttra. |
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... gave a confused look towards us , and ran through an open door into one of the rooms . He reappeared imme- diately , followed by the whole guard . They leaped off the verandah , formed in double line across the road , levelled their ...
... gave a confused look towards us , and ran through an open door into one of the rooms . He reappeared imme- diately , followed by the whole guard . They leaped off the verandah , formed in double line across the road , levelled their ...
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... gave him permission to return to the station . But then a fresh difficulty arose . Short as the distance was , he was afraid to traverse it alone . When told that he must then accompany the army his nerves altogether gave way . He threw ...
... gave him permission to return to the station . But then a fresh difficulty arose . Short as the distance was , he was afraid to traverse it alone . When told that he must then accompany the army his nerves altogether gave way . He threw ...
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... gave it all opposition . Captain Nixon remonstrated , and in the end Major Morrison was temporarily removed from the agency , Captain Nixon being appointed in his place . This occurred during our halt at Chowmah . My brother thought ...
... gave it all opposition . Captain Nixon remonstrated , and in the end Major Morrison was temporarily removed from the agency , Captain Nixon being appointed in his place . This occurred during our halt at Chowmah . My brother thought ...
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... gave him their daughters in marriage , and they took it in turn to guard the gates of the palace , though nothing would induce them to reside within its walls . But they paid little , if any , revenue , and they permitted no inter ...
... gave him their daughters in marriage , and they took it in turn to guard the gates of the palace , though nothing would induce them to reside within its walls . But they paid little , if any , revenue , and they permitted no inter ...
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... gave expression to this sentiment . A man could not be deprived of his inheritance for debts due either to the State or to indi- viduals . Mortgages were not unfrequent , but permanent alienations were unknown . Under our rule this was ...
... gave expression to this sentiment . A man could not be deprived of his inheritance for debts due either to the State or to indi- viduals . Mortgages were not unfrequent , but permanent alienations were unknown . Under our rule this was ...
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