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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... regarded what had occurred at Delhi that they were much better informed than I was . All regular work was suspended ; when a few papers had been signed and some orders issued there remained nothing more to do . However , to while away ...
... regarded what had occurred at Delhi that they were much better informed than I was . All regular work was suspended ; when a few papers had been signed and some orders issued there remained nothing more to do . However , to while away ...
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... regarded as the most important part of the administration of the State , so much so that the army could not have been kept together had it ceased to be held . Nevertheless , nothing but the most ordinary topics were discussed , and the ...
... regarded as the most important part of the administration of the State , so much so that the army could not have been kept together had it ceased to be held . Nevertheless , nothing but the most ordinary topics were discussed , and the ...
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... regarded the expedition it did not prove beneficial it merely intensified the opposition of the chiefs . In the course of the day the rest of the Ulwar army arrived . It consisted of about 4,000 men , chiefly cavalry , and a legion of ...
... regarded the expedition it did not prove beneficial it merely intensified the opposition of the chiefs . In the course of the day the rest of the Ulwar army arrived . It consisted of about 4,000 men , chiefly cavalry , and a legion of ...
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... regarded himself as much better informed than his fellow chiefs , most of whom he spoke of with contempt as mere civilians . ' He told me quite plainly that both he and they hated the expedition , and I inferred that they felt no love ...
... regarded himself as much better informed than his fellow chiefs , most of whom he spoke of with contempt as mere civilians . ' He told me quite plainly that both he and they hated the expedition , and I inferred that they felt no love ...
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... regarded as proprietors were not such in the English sense of the word ; their position was more that of hereditary tenants . But this position we converted into one of ownership , subject to the pay- ment of a fixed revenue not liable ...
... regarded as proprietors were not such in the English sense of the word ; their position was more that of hereditary tenants . But this position we converted into one of ownership , subject to the pay- ment of a fixed revenue not liable ...
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