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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... going only at a walk , when the day dawned , and we found ourselves proceeding along a straight road , bordered by avenues of trees , and running through a level plain , thickly dotted with groves and villages . We presently came up to ...
... going only at a walk , when the day dawned , and we found ourselves proceeding along a straight road , bordered by avenues of trees , and running through a level plain , thickly dotted with groves and villages . We presently came up to ...
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... going to bed , having to start early , when a servant ran in . In a hurried manner he announced that some English gen- tlemen were approaching the house . As he spoke I heard the tramp of horses , and immediately after , my two ...
... going to bed , having to start early , when a servant ran in . In a hurried manner he announced that some English gen- tlemen were approaching the house . As he spoke I heard the tramp of horses , and immediately after , my two ...
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... going on , I noticed a man standing near me armed with one of those odd - looking spears of solid steel , and learnt to my surprise that the man was none other than my Bengalee clerk , Baboo Bycunt , whose cowardice at the commencement ...
... going on , I noticed a man standing near me armed with one of those odd - looking spears of solid steel , and learnt to my surprise that the man was none other than my Bengalee clerk , Baboo Bycunt , whose cowardice at the commencement ...
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... going to the Bhurtpore camp . When I informed him that we were , he endeavoured to dissuade me ; he said that everyone knew that the chiefs were in league with the Sepoys . If they were not , ' he continued , is it likely the Sepoys ...
... going to the Bhurtpore camp . When I informed him that we were , he endeavoured to dissuade me ; he said that everyone knew that the chiefs were in league with the Sepoys . If they were not , ' he continued , is it likely the Sepoys ...
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... going from one village to another . Before starting Mr. Joyce and I , at the request of our men , more completely disguised ourselves . We put on horsemen's boots and native vests , and round our heads swathed enormous turbans . Our ...
... going from one village to another . Before starting Mr. Joyce and I , at the request of our men , more completely disguised ourselves . We put on horsemen's boots and native vests , and round our heads swathed enormous turbans . Our ...
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