The Indian Mutiny: 1857Viking, 2002 - 504 من الصفحات The Indian Mutiny of 1857 was the bloodiest insurrection in the history of the British Empire. It began with a large-scale uprising by native troops against their colonial masters, and soon developed into general rebellion as thousands of discontented civilians joined in. It is a tale of brutal murder and heroic resistance from which innocents on both sides could not escape. This work covers the story of the Mutiny. It challenges the accepted wisdom that a British victory was inevitable, showing just how close the mutineers came to dealing a fatal blow to the British Raj. |
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... shot through the heart . The 20th afterwards put 15 bullets into him . As I mounted my horse , my servant , who was holding him , was knocked over , bullets falling as thick as peas . Had not the brutes been infernally bad shots we ...
... shot through the heart . The 20th afterwards put 15 bullets into him . As I mounted my horse , my servant , who was holding him , was knocked over , bullets falling as thick as peas . Had not the brutes been infernally bad shots we ...
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... shot , with which we were to become so familiar . As the day advanced , the enemy's fire grew hotter and more dangerous , in consequence of their getting their guns into position . The first casualty occurred at the west battery ...
... shot , with which we were to become so familiar . As the day advanced , the enemy's fire grew hotter and more dangerous , in consequence of their getting their guns into position . The first casualty occurred at the west battery ...
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... shot up , was remark- able . From some batteries they returned shot for shot . Even women could be seen working in the batteries and carrying ammunition . ' With their heads wrapped in cold towels , the British gunners kept up a ...
... shot up , was remark- able . From some batteries they returned shot for shot . Even women could be seen working in the batteries and carrying ammunition . ' With their heads wrapped in cold towels , the British gunners kept up a ...
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The East India Company I | 1 |
Carlo Canning II | 11 |
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