The Tale of the Great MutinyFitchett, W. H. (William Henry)
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The Tale of the Great Mutiny
Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry)
India -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858
⸺ Sir Colin, 21, 346;
Lucknow and Sir Colin Campbell, 208-236;
receives the chief command in India, 210;
advances to the relief of Lucknow, 214;
in communication with the garrison, 218;
storming the Secundrabagh, 220;
assault of the Shah Nujeef, 229;
capture of the Mess-house, 233;
relieves Lucknow, 234;
meeting with Outram and Havelock, 234;
at Havelock’s funeral, 236;
the retreat to Cawnpore, 240 _et seq._;
defeats Nana Sahib and the Gwalior contingent, 260;
on the recapture of Lucknow, 346, 347;
holds the Alumbagh, 349, 350;
the storming of Lucknow, 352-371;
at Hodson’s funeral, 362
Campbell, Sir George, 48, 78
Canning, Lord, 66, 73, 294;
on Lord Lawrence, 270;
decides to retain Peshawur, 272;
on the recapture of Lucknow, 347, 350
⸺, Lady, 116, 124, 237
Captan Bazaar, 162
Carmichael, Sergeant, 313
Carthew, M., 251
Case, Colonel, 158
⸺, Mrs., 159
Cashmere Gate, Delhi, 36, 265, 278, 281, 307 _et seq._;
the massacre at the, 39;
the Bastion of the, 305, 306
Cavanagh, Paddy, 188
Cave-Browne, the Reverend, 64, 342
Cawnpore, massacre of refugees from Futteghur, 59
⸺ The Siege, 84-110;
Wheeler’s reassuring telegram to Calcutta, 86;
Nana Sahib receives charge of the Treasury, 86;
Wheeler returns reinforcements sent from Lucknow, 88;
bad position chosen for defence, 88;
the outbreak, 90;
mutineers start for Delhi, 91;
recalled by Nana Sahib, 92;
Wheeler’s entrenchments attacked, 93;
the two wells, 95, 105;
hospital barrack takes fire, 103;
Wheeler appeals to Lawrence, 106;
Nana Sahib offers terms of surrender, 108;
capitulation of the garrison arranged, 109;
the Nana’s general organises the massacre, 110
Cawnpore, the Murder Ghaut, 111-147;
official evidence of the massacre, 114;
escape of one of the boats, 116;
survivors confined in the Savada-house, 116;
relief force organised at Calcutta, 123;
Havelock’s advance on Cawnpore and defeat of the Nana, 132 _et
seq._;
massacre of the captives in the Beebeeghur, 143;
memorial to the victims, 147
⸺ Havelock with the Lucknow relief column retires on, 190;
Sir Colin Campbell’s retreat from Lucknow to, 240;
Windham commands at, 243;
engages Tantia Topee, 245;
defeat of the Nana by Sir Colin Campbell at, 260
Chaker Kothi (Yellow House) at Lucknow, 354, 355
Chamberlain, Major Neville, 53, 268;
commands the movable column, 54, 269;
discovers a plot at Peshawur, 55;
on the Ridge at Delhi, 286, 301;
at the storming of Delhi, 327
Chandin Chouk at Delhi, 316
Charbagh Bridge, 196, 198
Cheek, Ensign Arthur, 70
Chinhut, battle of, 153, 156, 176
Chutter Munzil Palace, 202
Clarke, Lieutenant, 32
Clery, Lieutenant, 164
Clyde, Lord, 7, 147
“Cock of the North,” the, 233
Cooney, Private, 173
Cooper, Ensign, 222
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