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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... thought that if a serious mutiny had occurred , the Government would have received the first information . My brother had gone after breakfast to Government House ; he did not return till late in the afternoon , and he then appeared ...
... thought that if a serious mutiny had occurred , the Government would have received the first information . My brother had gone after breakfast to Government House ; he did not return till late in the afternoon , and he then appeared ...
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... thought him too tired to proceed , and I sent on his letters by a horseman of my own to Agra . A little after dawn he left me , and soon after came the magistrate of Goorgoan and his clerk ; and succeeding them at short intervals came ...
... thought him too tired to proceed , and I sent on his letters by a horseman of my own to Agra . A little after dawn he left me , and soon after came the magistrate of Goorgoan and his clerk ; and succeeding them at short intervals came ...
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... thought it best to anticipate their refusal by countermanding the order for the march . This order , which was issued to prevent a disturbance , very nearly produced one . I received next morning a message from the chiefs that their ...
... thought it best to anticipate their refusal by countermanding the order for the march . This order , which was issued to prevent a disturbance , very nearly produced one . I received next morning a message from the chiefs that their ...
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... thought Major Morrison's removal very unjust , to me it seemed un- avoidable . As 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 ...
... thought Major Morrison's removal very unjust , to me it seemed un- avoidable . As 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 ...
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... thought it best to leave him , and we rode on . Riding by night at a walking pace is very tiring ; we were glad when the day broke , still more pleased when we reached Captain Nixon's camp . We found Captain Nixon and his officers ...
... thought it best to leave him , and we rode on . Riding by night at a walking pace is very tiring ; we were glad when the day broke , still more pleased when we reached Captain Nixon's camp . We found Captain Nixon and his officers ...
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