LATE FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD: ASSISTANT MASTER AT HARROW SCHOOL AUTHOR OF MOHAMMED AND MOHAMMEDANISM' 'CARTHAGE AND THE CARTHAGINIANS' ETC. IN TWO VOLUMES VOL. II. WITH PORTRAITS AND MAPS FOURTH EDITION LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1883 All rights reserved CONTENTS Scope of chapters on the Mutiny-Sir John Lawrence the ruling spirit in the Punjab Not our system, but our men'-Resources of Punjab — Europeans-Regulars - Irregulars-Which way would the Irregulars go?---Distribution of Troops-Chief subordinate Officers where placed- Sir John Lawrence at Rawul Pindi - Montgomery at Lahore-His Idio- syncrasies and his Measures - Disarmament of Sepoys-Extreme difficulty of the Question-Other Precautions-Umritsur and Feroze pore-Sir John Lawrence's Opinion of Lahore Officers-Pucca trumps'-His Ill- ness-His first Measures-Retake Delhi'-His Mind imperial, not provincial-His first Telegrams-His first Letters-His Predictions— Determines to raise fresh Troops-The Movable Column and Neville Chamberlain-Responsibility of each District Officer-Council at Rawul- Pindi, and what went on there General Reed-Letter to Mangles-Sir John Lawrence's Humour-Stirring Letters to General Anson-A for- ward Policy Do something'-'Take a wide view'--'Avoid isolation'- Letters from General Anson, and differences of opinion-State of things at Umballa―Loyalty of protected' Sikh Chiefs, Puttiala, Jheend, and Nabha-Anson will not disarm the Troops-Vis viva of Lawrence Commissariat requires sixteen days!--Cholera-Death of Anson-Sir Henry Barnard-Narrow escape of Siege Train--Advance on Delhi — Battle of Budli-ke-Serai-Our Position on the Ridge-On what did our MUTINY POLICY OF JOHN LAWRENCE. Practical Justification of Sir John Lawrence's Policy- Maxims in dealing with Advantages of Position at Rawul Pindi-Less worry, more Work-Bird's- CHAPTER III. THE PUNJAB AND DELHI. JUNE JULY 1857. What our Presence on the Ridge implied-Three striking Illustrations of PAGE 42 |