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The Indian Empire
1923
Summary
Causes of the mutiny (alleged); precarious inconsistent and heavilburdened tenure of land; aministration of justice tedious costly and uncertain; exclusion of natives from honours and emoluments; ignorance of Indian languages by British functionaries and aversion evinced to natives; missionary operations; caste; free press; opium monopoly; [...] Cita:voter; account of; intrenchment; garrison; mutiny; siege; appeals for aid; capitulation; embarkation and first massacre; intelligence disbelieved at Calcutta.; victorious advance of Havelock; flight of the Nana and second massacre; heroism of the sufferers; children born during siege; Nana's proclamation [...] Delhi; mutiny and massacre; siege; proceedings within the city; state of British camp; storm; blowing in of the Cashmere gate; failure in carrying the Lahore gate; drunkenness and looting 44.; loss of lite; complete occupation of the city; church of Enland service in the Dewani Khas; [...] Lawrence (Sir Henry) warning regarding Oude; conduct in the Punjab; in Oude; person; ; Chinhut expedition; narrow escape; death; Lady Lawrence; character; sugestions to Lord Canning for relief of Cawnpoor disregarded; ; love and reverence shown to his memory throughout India. [...] Lucknow population; mutiny; natives engaged in defence of the Residency; preparations for siege; Cawnpoor battery; public securities; Chinhut expedition; commencement of siege; mutiny of sepoys and native police at Dowlutkhana and Imaumbara; R' sidency; Sir H. Lawrence killed; reported advance of Havelock; mines and count
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