Fifty-Seven: Some Account of the Administration in Indian Districts During the Revolt of the Bengal Army |
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... outbreaks as theirs must , in any case , end badly for themselves . The agitation of educated men takes a different form , and meets with a different result . How- ever disagreeable may be some of the features of political agitation ...
... outbreaks as theirs must , in any case , end badly for themselves . The agitation of educated men takes a different form , and meets with a different result . How- ever disagreeable may be some of the features of political agitation ...
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... outbreak- The situation might be summed up as follows : -Direct communication between Calcutta , Dehli , and the Panjab was completely interrupted , and the army before Dehli , little over 4,000 strong , was scarcely able to maintain ...
... outbreak- The situation might be summed up as follows : -Direct communication between Calcutta , Dehli , and the Panjab was completely interrupted , and the army before Dehli , little over 4,000 strong , was scarcely able to maintain ...
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... outbreaks occurred in 1813 and 1824 , and then the anarchic elements assumed a temporary calm . Such was the state of Saharanpur in the opening of 1857 . The population of the chief town was nearly 50,000 , of whom more than half were ...
... outbreaks occurred in 1813 and 1824 , and then the anarchic elements assumed a temporary calm . Such was the state of Saharanpur in the opening of 1857 . The population of the chief town was nearly 50,000 , of whom more than half were ...
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... outbreak Rurki contained some officers of the Bengal Engineers attached to the canal , the College , and the Sappers , a few conductors and sergeants , and some clerks . There were also a few students residing at the College - say ...
... outbreak Rurki contained some officers of the Bengal Engineers attached to the canal , the College , and the Sappers , a few conductors and sergeants , and some clerks . There were also a few students residing at the College - say ...
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... outbreak threw the duty of providing for and protecting all these varied interests of peace , and controlling the concomitant elements of war , was Mr. Robert Spankie , afterwards better known as a puisne judge of the High Court of ...
... outbreak threw the duty of providing for and protecting all these varied interests of peace , and controlling the concomitant elements of war , was Mr. Robert Spankie , afterwards better known as a puisne judge of the High Court of ...
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