Cassell's History of England, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Death of Sir Robert Peel to the Illness of the Prince of Wales — John Shaqi
Cassell's History of England, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Death of Sir Robert Peel to the Illness of the Prince of WalesAnonymous
History
Cassell's History of England, Vol. 6 (of 8): From the Death of Sir Robert Peel to the Illness of the Prince of Wales
Anonymous
Great Britain -- History
Uniforms of the British Army in 1855 144
Napoleon III 145
The Czar renewing his Army at Sebastopol 149
Scene during the Preston Strike 157
The Duke of Newcastle 161
The Queen opening the Crystal Palace 165
Chinese Officers hauling down the British Flag on the "Arrow" 169
Victoria, Hong-Kong, from the Chinese Mainland 173
Mr. Speaker Denison 177
Outbreak of the Indian Mutiny: High Caste v. Low Caste 185
General Hearsey and the Mutineers 188
The Rebel Sepoys at Delhi 189
Disarmament of the 26th at Barrackpore 193
Sir John Lawrence (afterwards Lord Lawrence) 197
De Kantzow defending the Treasury at Mynpooree 201
Hodson reconnoitring before Delhi 205
The Palace, Delhi 209
Sir Henry Havelock 213
Memorial at the Well, Cawnpore 217
The Highlanders capturing the Guns at Cawnpore 221
How Major Tombs won the Victoria Cross 225
Blowing up of the Cashmere Gate at Delhi 229
Hooseinabad Gardens and Tomb of Zana Ali, Lucknow 233
Sir Hope Grant 237
Ruins of the Residency, Lucknow 240
The Mausoleum at Akbar, Agra 241
Incident in the Defence of Lucknow 245
Lieutenant Havelock and the Madras Fusiliers carrying the
Charbagh Bridge at Lucknow 249
Sir James Outram 253
The Slaughter Ghat, Cawnpore 257
The Relief of Lucknow 261
Death of Hodson 265
The Martinière, Lucknow 269
Sir Hugh Rose (afterwards Lord Strathnairn) 273
Proclamation of the Queen as Sovereign of India 277
Gwalior, from the south-east 281
Capture of Tantia Topee 285
Lord Canning 288
Street in Peshawur 289
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