Fifty-Seven: Some Account of the Administration in Indian Districts During the Revolt of the Bengal Army |
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... once more , but were expelled by the Mahrattas , who , with French aid , were becoming as powerful in Upper India as they had long been in the Deccan . After Lake had occupied Dehli in 1803 , both Sikhs and Mahrattas became engaged with ...
... once more , but were expelled by the Mahrattas , who , with French aid , were becoming as powerful in Upper India as they had long been in the Deccan . After Lake had occupied Dehli in 1803 , both Sikhs and Mahrattas became engaged with ...
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... once organised , and the sepoys of the 29th found , for the time , an occupation which served to distract their thoughts from mutinous design . Partly to furnish them with such occupation , and also in order to assert authority and ...
... once organised , and the sepoys of the 29th found , for the time , an occupation which served to distract their thoughts from mutinous design . Partly to furnish them with such occupation , and also in order to assert authority and ...
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... once took the most energetic measures . Sending for his treacherous Muslim subordinate , he thanked and promoted him , deputing him to the post of sub - collector at Nokur , in the north - western part of the district . The jail - guard ...
... once took the most energetic measures . Sending for his treacherous Muslim subordinate , he thanked and promoted him , deputing him to the post of sub - collector at Nokur , in the north - western part of the district . The jail - guard ...
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... once made over his office and left . As Mr. Edwards wrote in his Narrative , Mr. Berford had had great difficulties to contend with , the authorities at Meerut ( only thirty - three miles off ) having left him not only without ...
... once made over his office and left . As Mr. Edwards wrote in his Narrative , Mr. Berford had had great difficulties to contend with , the authorities at Meerut ( only thirty - three miles off ) having left him not only without ...
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... once to crush the rebels , " failed to countermand those instructions in time when he found , on second thoughts , that they were premature . Further reinforcements were soon received , and the place was occupied , without resistance ...
... once to crush the rebels , " failed to countermand those instructions in time when he found , on second thoughts , that they were premature . Further reinforcements were soon received , and the place was occupied , without resistance ...
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