Havelock to the Front--Nana Sahib's Position--Cawnpore reoccupied--Nana Sahib's Vengeance--Havelock pushes on for Lucknow--End of Havelock's first Campaign--Lord Canning and Jung Bahadoor--Mutiny at Dinapore--Its Effects--Before Delhi--Attempt to surprise a Convoy--Death of Barnard--Wilson's Discipline--John Lawrence's Perplexities--Disarmament at Rawul Pindee and Jhelum--Mutiny at Sealkote--It is avenged by Nicholson--The Drama at Peshawur--Reinforcements for Delhi--Nicholson arrives--The Crisis in the Siege. 219 CHAPTER XV. THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_). Defect of the Delhi Fortifications--The British Advance--Nicholson's Column--The Cashmere Gate exploded--Nicholson mortally wounded--Failure at the Lahore Gate--The British possess the City--Capture of the King--The Princes shot--Effect of the Fall of Delhi--Greathed's Column--The Relief of Agra--Affairs at Lucknow--The Garrison--Character of the Attack--Explosion of Mines--Inglis's Report--Sir Colin Campbell at Calcutta--Havelock superseded by Outram--Position of Havelock's Army--Eyre's Exploits--Havelock crosses the Ganges--Combat of Mungulwar--Battle at the Alumbagh--The Plan of Attack--The Goal is reached--The Scene that Evening--Havelock's Losses--Outram determines to remain--Energy of the Indian Government--The Force at Cawnpore--Sir Colin to the Front--Kavanagh's daring Deed--Campbell retires on Cawnpore--Death of Havelock. 233 CHAPTER XVI. THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_). Windham at Cawnpore--Sir Colin Campbell to the Rescue--Battle of Cawnpore--Seaton advances from Delhi--His Campaign in the Doab--Hodson's Ride--Campbell at Futtehghur--Condition of Central India--Rose at Indore--Oude or Rohilcund?--Plans for the Reduction of Lucknow--Waiting for the Nepaulese--Campbell's final Advance--Outram crosses the Goomtee--Death of Hodson--The Fall of Lucknow--Lord Canning's Proclamation--The Conquest of Rohilcund--Nirput Singh's Resistance--Sir Colin marches on Bareilly--Battle of Bareilly--The Moulvie attacks Shahjehanpore--It is relieved by Brigadier John Jones--Sir Colin returns to Futtehghur--End of the Campaign. 255 CHAPTER XVII. THE REIGN OF VICTORIA (_continued_).