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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... moved along in one confused , dis- orderly mass . The chiefs themselves took matters very easily ; some rode in carriages , some on elephants , while others were carried reclining in palanquins . A few of the more energetic were mounted ...
... moved along in one confused , dis- orderly mass . The chiefs themselves took matters very easily ; some rode in carriages , some on elephants , while others were carried reclining in palanquins . A few of the more energetic were mounted ...
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... moved my admiration , Captain Nixon succeeded in inducing them to consent to proceed to the next halting place , and there await his return . I received hints from my own people that though the chiefs had given this promise they did not ...
... moved my admiration , Captain Nixon succeeded in inducing them to consent to proceed to the next halting place , and there await his return . I received hints from my own people that though the chiefs had given this promise they did not ...
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... moved on the next morning I did not accompany it . My orders had been to march with the army to procure it supplies , and to make use of it if necessary for the repression of disturbances . When it passed beyond the limits of my ...
... moved on the next morning I did not accompany it . My orders had been to march with the army to procure it supplies , and to make use of it if necessary for the repression of disturbances . When it passed beyond the limits of my ...
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... moved off a short distance , then we halted while Mr. Harvey and Captain Nixon consulted as to where they would proceed . They decided to make for our army before Delhi by the direct route if they CH . V. 45 THE MUTINY OF THE GUARD .
... moved off a short distance , then we halted while Mr. Harvey and Captain Nixon consulted as to where they would proceed . They decided to make for our army before Delhi by the direct route if they CH . V. 45 THE MUTINY OF THE GUARD .
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... the rest of the party moved away in the other direction , their troopers following them , and also , towering high above the horsemen , the two elephants . CHAPTER VI . FLIGHT TO AGRA . ONE of our 46 CH . V. THE INDIAN MUTINY .
... the rest of the party moved away in the other direction , their troopers following them , and also , towering high above the horsemen , the two elephants . CHAPTER VI . FLIGHT TO AGRA . ONE of our 46 CH . V. THE INDIAN MUTINY .
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