Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny (1857-59)

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Author

Forbes-Mitchell, William

Title

Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude

Credits

Produced by Barbara Kosker, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Lucknow (India) -- History -- Siege, 1857 -- Personal narratives

Category

Text

eBook-No.

33426

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33426

Release Date

August 13, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.REMINISCENCES — OF THE — GREAT MUTINY — 1857-59 — INCLUDING THE RELIEF, SIEGE, AND CAPTURE OF LUCKNOW, AND THE CAMPAIGNS IN ROHILCUND AND OUDE — BY
2. 2.WILLIAM FORBES-MITCHELL — LATE SERGEANT, NINETY-THIRD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS — MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON 1910 — First Edition (Extra Crown 8vo) 1893. Reprinted 1894 Reprinted (Crown 8vo) 1895, 1897, 1904 Shilling Edition 1910 — To the OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS, AND MEN, STILL LIVING, OF THE OLD NINETY-THIRD SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, AND TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL DURING THE MUTINY OR HAVE SINCE PASSED AWAY,
3. 3.These Reminiscences — ARE RESPECTFULLY AND AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THEIR OLD SERVANT AND COMRADE,
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.THE NINETY-THIRD—SAIL FOR CHINA—COUNTER-ORDERED TO CALCUTTA—ARRIVAL IN INDIA — FOOTNOTE:
7. 7.MARCH UP COUNTRY—FUTTEHPORE—CAWNPORE — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.START FOR LUCKNOW—SIR COLIN—THE DILKOOSHÁ—MARTINIÈRE—SECUNDRABÂGH — FOOTNOTES:
9. 9.THE NINETY-THIRD—ANECDOTES OF THE SECUNDRABÂGH—GENERAL EWART—THE SHÂH NUJEEF — FOOTNOTES:
10. 10.PERSONAL ANECDOTES—CAPTURE OF THE SHÂH NUJEEF—A FEARFUL EXPERIENCE — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.BREAKFAST UNDER DIFFICULTIES—LONG SHOTS—THE LITTLE DRUMMER—EVACUATION OF THE RESIDENCY BY THE GARRISON — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.BAGPIPES AT LUCKNOW—A BEWILDERED BÂBOO—THE FORCED MARCH TO CAWNPORE—OPIUM—WYNDHAM'S MISTAKE — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.ANECDOTES—ACTION WITH THE GWALIOR CONTINGENT—ITS DEFEAT—PURSUIT OF THE NÂN—BITHOOR—JOHN LANG AND JOTEE PERSHÂD — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.HODSON OF HODSON'S HORSE—ACTION AT THE KÂLEE NUDDEE—FUTTEHGHUR — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.THE STRANGE STORY OF JAMIE GREEN — FOOTNOTES:
16. 16.THE SIEGE OF LUCKNOW—SIR COLIN APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE NINETY-THIRD —ASSAULT ON THE MARTINIÈRE—A "RANK" JOKE.
17. 17.ASSAULT ON THE BEGUM'S KOTHEE—DEATH OF CAPTAIN M'DONALD—MAJOR HODSON WOUNDED—HIS DEATH
18. 18.JUNG BAHÂDOOR—GUNPOWDER—THE MOHURRUM AT LUCKNOW—LOOT — FOOTNOTE:
19. 19.AN UNGRATEFUL DUTY—CAPTAIN BURROUGHS—THE DILKOOSHÁ AGAIN—GENERAL WALPOLE AT ROOYAH—THE RÂMGUNGA. — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.BATTLE OF BAREILLY—GHÂZIS—A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT—HALT AT BAREILLY—ACTIONS OF POSGAON, RUSSOOLPORE, AND NOWRUNGABAD—REST AT LAST! — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.THE HISTORY OF THE MURDER OF MAJOR NEILL AT AUGUR IN 1887 — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.EUROPEANS AMONG THE REBELS — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.A FEW WORDS ON SWORD-BLADES — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.THE OPIUM QUESTION

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