Fifty-Seven: Some Account of the Administration in Indian Districts During the Revolt of the Bengal Army |
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... Followed by a number of his companions , Mr. Spankie also hastened to the spot . But the news of the advance had already reached the guard , who had decamped without plundering , and had , indeed , in their hurry , left pots and pans of ...
... Followed by a number of his companions , Mr. Spankie also hastened to the spot . But the news of the advance had already reached the guard , who had decamped without plundering , and had , indeed , in their hurry , left pots and pans of ...
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... followed , threw some light upon the nature of the case . The quarters that had escaped plunder were those of the Gujars , the Muslims , and the labouring poor . The attack had been concentrated upon the Hindus proper , one of whose ...
... followed , threw some light upon the nature of the case . The quarters that had escaped plunder were those of the Gujars , the Muslims , and the labouring poor . The attack had been concentrated upon the Hindus proper , one of whose ...
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... followed what must have seemed , to the hard - pressed officials , the first bit of blue in their stormy sky . About 125 men of the 11th Native Infantry , who had remained faithful , were suspected , and ordered to depart to their homes ...
... followed what must have seemed , to the hard - pressed officials , the first bit of blue in their stormy sky . About 125 men of the 11th Native Infantry , who had remained faithful , were suspected , and ordered to depart to their homes ...
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... followed a few days later ( 8th July ) by another expedition , conducted by Mr. Dunlop in person , to avenge a Gujar attack upon the Jats of Begamabad , now a station of the railway between Meerut and Dehli . Taking his troop of ...
... followed a few days later ( 8th July ) by another expedition , conducted by Mr. Dunlop in person , to avenge a Gujar attack upon the Jats of Begamabad , now a station of the railway between Meerut and Dehli . Taking his troop of ...
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... followed by the whole force , the Rifles skirmishing and driving the foe out of the trees and sugar - cane which masked the village . Sáh Mal now hastened to the encounter with his main strength : but he was singled out and slain by a ...
... followed by the whole force , the Rifles skirmishing and driving the foe out of the trees and sugar - cane which masked the village . Sáh Mal now hastened to the encounter with his main strength : but he was singled out and slain by a ...
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