THE TALE OF THE GREAT MUTINY [Illustration: FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, V.C., G.C.B. _From an engraving of the portrait by W. W. OULESS, R.A., by permission of HENRY GRAVES & CO., Ltd._] THE TALE OF THE GREAT MUTINY BY W. H. FITCHETT, B.A., LL.D. AUTHOR OF “DEEDS THAT WON THE EMPIRE,” “FIGHTS FOR THE FLAG,” “HOW ENGLAND SAVED EUROPE,” “WELLINGTON’S MEN,” ETC. WITH PORTRAITS AND MAPS _THIRD IMPRESSION_ LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1903 [_All rights reserved_] Printed by BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO. At the Ballantyne Press CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I. MUNGUL PANDY 1 II. DELHI 34 III. STAMPING OUT MUTINY 65 IV. CAWNPORE: THE SIEGE 84 V. CAWNPORE: THE MURDER GHAUT 111 VI. LUCKNOW AND SIR HENRY LAWRENCE 148 VII. LUCKNOW AND HAVELOCK 185 VIII. LUCKNOW AND SIR COLIN CAMPBELL 209 IX. THE SEPOY IN THE OPEN 237 X. DELHI: HOW THE RIDGE WAS HELD 263 XI. DELHI: THE LEAP ON THE CITY 305 XII. DELHI: RETRIBUTION 331 XIII. THE STORMING OF LUCKNOW 345 INDEX 373 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FIELD-MARSHAL EARL ROBERTS, V.C., G.C.B. _Frontispiece_ LIEUTENANT GEORGE WILLOUGHBY _To face page_ 40 SIR HENRY LAWRENCE ” 148 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HENRY HAVELOCK, K.C.B. ” 184 LORD LAWRENCE ” 264 MAJOR-GENERAL SIR HERBERT EDWARDES, K.C.B. ” 270 BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN NICHOLSON ” 298 LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR JAMES OUTRAM, BART. ” 350 MAPS PAGE CAWNPORE, JUNE 1857 87 CAWNPORE, GENERAL WHEELER’S ENTRENCHMENTS 87