Every endeavour has been made, by a careful examination of available authorities, to render the narrative a truthful one. It is hoped that the errors are few in number, and that hasty expressions of opinion on disputed points have in general been avoided. The Work is quite distinct from the HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN WAR, issued by the same Publishers; yet may the two be regarded as companion volumes, relating to the affairs of England in the east—seeing that a few short months only elapsed between the close of the events of 1854-5-6 in Turkey, Russia, and Asia Minor, and the commencement of those of 1856-7-8 in India, Persia, and China. G. D. _December 1858._ ----- [Illustration] [Illustration: Contents] Contents INTRODUCTION. PAGE INDIA IN 1856: A RETROSPECT, 1 NOTES.—DISTANCES—ORTHOGRAPHY—VOCABULARY, 12, 13 CHAPTER I. THE ANGLO-INDIAN ARMY AT THE TIME OF THE OUTBREAK, 14 NOTE, 31 CHAPTER II. SYMPTOMS: CHUPATTIES AND CARTRIDGES, 32 CHAPTER III. MEERUT, AND THE REBEL-FLIGHT TO DELHI, 48 CHAPTER IV. DELHI, THE CENTRE OF INDIAN NATIONALITY, 59 CHAPTER V. THE EVENTFUL ESCAPES FROM DELHI, 69 CHAPTER VI. LUCKNOW AND THE COURT OF OUDE, 82 CHAPTER VII. SPREAD OF DISAFFECTION IN MAY, 97 NOTES.—INDIAN RAILWAYS—‘HEADMAN’ OF A VILLAGE, 119 CHAPTER VIII. TREACHERY AND ATROCITIES AT CAWNPORE, 121 NOTE.—NENA SAHIB’S PROCLAMATIONS, 145 CHAPTER IX. BENGAL AND THE LOWER GANGES: JUNE, 147 NOTES.—THE OUDE ROYAL FAMILY—CASTES AND CREEDS IN THE INDIAN 161, 162 ARMY, CHAPTER X. OUDE, ROHILCUND, AND THE DOAB: JUNE, 163 CHAPTER XI. CENTRAL REGIONS OF INDIA: JUNE, 176 CHAPTER XII. EVENTS IN THE PUNJAUB AND SINDE, 191 NOTES.—MILITARY DIVISIONS OF INDIA—ARMIES OF INDIA AT THE 208 COMMENCEMENT OF THE MUTINY, CHAPTER XIII.