Identifier: historyofindian02mall (find matches)
Title: History of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858, commencing from the close of the second volume of Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Malleson, G. B. (George Bruce), 1825-1898
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Publisher: London, Allen
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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out on his mission. He had with himAdrian Hopes brigade, composed of the 42nd and93rd Highlanders and 4th Panjab Rifles; fivehundred and fifty-one cavalry; Middletons fieldbattery, Remmingtons troop of horse artillery, andone hundred sappers, or about two thousand seven * Their guns might havebeen taken, wrote Mansfield,in his despatch, but I re-frained from giving the neces-sary order, being aware thatit was contrary to your Excel-lencys wish to involve thetroops among the enclosuresand houses of the new can-tonments, &c. Whether SirColin Campbell was satisfiedwith this explanation may bodoubted. Let the reader con- trast the notice in his despatch,without comment, of Mans-fields inaction, with his laud-atory remarks in the samedespatch on Hope Grantsoperations two days later.With respect to the absolutecorrectness of the account inthe text of Mansfields opera-tions, I appeal with confidenceto the surviving officers of the93rd and of the other regi-ments present on the occasion.
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FINDS THEM NEAR SHEORAJPUR, 277 Hundred men of all arms. It was known that the Book xt.^rebels had retreated by the Bithor road, but as it iaf_^was considered far from improbable that they Deals,might attempt to cross into Oudh by the Seraiferry, about three miles from Sheorajpiir, Granthad received discretionary power to change hisroute in that direction. In the course of his march Grant, careful to He traces theexamine the traces of the retreat, satisfied him- taken,self that the rebels had taken the road leading tothe ferry. He therefore continued his march,halting only at sunset for a light meal, direct toSheorajpiir. He reached that place a little beforedaylight. Leaving here, under a small guard,the impedimenta not absolutely necessary forcombat, Grant dashed across country with the bulkof his force for the ferry. When within abouta mile of it he galloped to the front to recon-noitre. Whilst thus engaged, the men of hisescort were fortunate enough to capture alive atrooper of th

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