Cassell's Illustrated History of India, Volume 2Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1879 |
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Ackbar advance Afghan Afghanistan Ameers arms army arrived attack Balahissar bank battalions battery bayonet became Bengal Bentinck body Bolan Pass Bombay Brigadier British Government Burmese Cabul Calcutta camp Candahar cantonments Captain captured cavalry Cawnpore chief Colonel column command Company Court Delhi Dost Mohammed elephants enemy enemy's envoy European fire flank force formed garrison gate Governor-General ground guns Gwalior hands Havelock head Herat hills Hindoo honour horse artillery India Indus jungle Khan King Lahore latter Lieutenant Lord Auckland Lord Mayo Lord William Bentinck Lucknow Madras matchlocks ment miles military mountains murder musketry Mutiny Native Infantry Nott officers Oude Outram palace party passed Persian Peshawur Prince province Punjaub rajah rebels regiment Resident river royal Runjeet rupees Scinde sent sepoys Shah Sujah shot Sikhs Sing Sir Hope Sir James Outram soldiers stockade sword tion took town treaty troops village walls whole wounded yards
Popular passages
Page 318 - Providence, internal tranquillity shall be restored, it is our earnest desire to stimulate the peaceful industry of India, to promote works of public utility and improvement, and to administer its government for the benefit of all our subjects resident therein. In their prosperity will be our strength ; in their contentment our security, and in their gratitude our best reward. And may the God of all power grant to us, and to those in authority under us, strength to carry out these our wishes for...
Page 318 - We know, and respect, the feelings of attachment with which the natives of India regard the lands inherited by them from their ancestors, and we desire to protect them in all rights connected therewith, subject to the equitable demands of the State ; and we will that, generally, in framing and administering the law, duo regard be paid to the ancient rights, usages, and customs of India.
Page 318 - To those who have willingly given asylum to murderers, knowing them to be such, or who may have acted as leaders or instigators of revolt, their lives alone can be guaranteed; but in apportioning the penalty due to such persons, full consideration will be given to the circumstances under which they have been induced to throw off their allegiance ; and large indulgence will be shown to those whose crimes may appear to have originated in too credulous acceptance of the false reports circulated by designing...
Page 530 - We trust that the present occasion may tend to unite in bonds of yet closer affection ourselves and our subjects ; that from the highest to the humblest all may feel that under our rule the great principles of liberty, equity, and justice are secured to them ; and that to promote their happiness, to add to their prosperity, and advance their welfare, are the ever present aims and objects of our Empire.
Page 271 - Stirling and my aide-de-camp, who had placed himself in their front, were not to be denied. Their rear showed the ground strewed with wounded; but on they steadily and silently came, then with a cheer charged, and captured the unwieldy trophy of their valour. "The enemy lost all heart, and, after a hurried fire of musketry, gave way in total rout. Four of my guns came up and completed their discomfiture by a heavy cannonade; and, as it grew dark, the roofless barracks of our Artillery were dimly...
Page 280 - If you hope to save this force, no time must be lost in pushing forward. We are daily being attacked by the enemy, who are within a few yards of our defences. Their mines have already weakened our post, and I have every reason to believe they are carrying on others. Their...
Page 134 - The opposition of the enemy was such as might have been expected from troops who had everything at stake, and who had long vaunted of being irresistible. Their ample and extended line, from their great superiority of numbers, far outflanked ours ; but this was counteracted by the flank movements of our cavalry. The attack of the infantry now commenced, and the roll of fire from this powerful arm soon convinced the Sikh army that they had met with a foe they little expected...
Page 186 - I take this fitting occasion of recording my strong and deliberate opinion, that in the exercise of a wise and sound policy the British Government is bound not to put aside or neglect such rightful opportunities of acquiring territory or revenue as may from time to time present themselves...
Page 222 - We must not forget that in the sky of India, serene as it is, a small cloud may arise, at first no bigger than a man's hand, but which, growing larger and larger, may at last threaten to burst, and overwhelm us with ruin.
Page 224 - ... they often become very warmly attached. In the Native infantry of Bengal the Hindoos are in the full proportion of three-fourths to the Mahomedans. They consist chiefly of Rajpoots, who are a distinguished race among the Khiteree or military tribe. We may judge of the size of these men when we are told that the standard below which no recruit is taken is five feet six inches. The great proportion of the grenadiers are six feet and upwards. The Rajpoot is born a soldier. The mother speaks of nothing...