A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore, During the Sepoy Revolt Of 1857
A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore, During the Sepoy Revolt Of 1857

Author: W J Shepherd

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781230391908

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 edition. Excerpt: ... on to Cawnpore, where the poor man was killed by order of the Nana. "Poor Mrs. Carter was kept a prisoner under a guard of "the 7th Cavalry, and after passing the perils of child-birth--a girl "born on the 15th June--she appears to have Been treated by the "Paishwa's widows with consideration and even with kindness, who "possessed the softer and kindlier feelings of womanhood, especially "towards a suffering and unfortunate member of their sex. But to the "Nana pity was unknown, revenge precious, even though expended "on a weak and helpless woman and unconscious babe; and though "at first overlooking his poor captive, whilst occupied in preparing "for the safety of his own miserable life, he did not allow himself "to forget her entirely." CHAPTER IX. I Will now relate what occurred among the prisoners at Putkapoor. When the sepoys of the guard found, on the evening of the 16th July, that the station was deserted by the rebel army, and that a large portion of the population of the city was gone, they also made arrangements to leave, by bringing out their clothes and traps and making them into bundles. The subadar's pony was saddled, and at about candle-light they rose to start. The prison door had been kept locked since eight o'clock that morning; for fear of some, if not all, of the prisoners taking advantage of the confusion and running away, the subadar kept the key of the lock with him, and thus we got no water to drink all that day. Now, when the prisoners saw that they were about to be thus abandoned, they gave a tremendous shout, and used certain expressions, implying that the sepoys would for ever be cursed if they left them thus shut up in this prison. This had its effect; the subadar returned, and made arrangements with a...

A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore
A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore

Author: W. J. Shepherd

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-02

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9781294666790

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A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore
A Personal Narrative of the Outbreak and Massacre at Cawnpore

Author: W J Shepherd

Publisher: Scholar's Choice

Published: 2015-02-08

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781295959563

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The Indian Mutiny and the British Imagination
The Indian Mutiny and the British Imagination

Author: Gautam Chakravarty

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-01-13

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9781139442411

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Gautam Chakravarty explores representations of the event which has become known in the British imagination as the 'Indian Mutiny' of 1857 in British popular fiction and historiography. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources including diaries, autobiographies and state papers, Chakravarty shows how narratives of the rebellion were inflected by the concerns of colonial policy and by the demands of imperial self-image. He goes on to discuss the wider context of British involvement in India from 1765 to the 1940s, and engages with constitutional debates, administrative measures, and the early nineteenth-century Anglo-Indian novel. Chakravarty approaches the mutiny from the perspectives of postcolonial theory as well as from historical and literary perspectives to show the extent to which the insurrection took hold of the popular imagination in both Britain and India. The book has a broad interdisciplinary appeal and will be of interest to scholars of English literature, British imperial history, modern Indian history and cultural studies.

The Indian Rebellion, 1857–1859
The Indian Rebellion, 1857–1859

Author: James Frey

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2020-09-16

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1624669050

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"Frey's concise and readable history of the Indian Rebellion is an excellent introduction to one of the most important wars of the nineteenth century. The rebellion lasted more than a year and pitted broad sections of north Indian society against the British East India Company. British victory consolidated colonial rule that would only be dislodged by twentieth-century nationalist movements. Frey provides a crystal-clear account of the causes, principal events, and consequences of the rebellion. Equally importantly, he deftly discusses why the rebellion remains controversial. Well-chosen documents add texture to the analysis. This is the best short history of the rebellion in print." —Ian Barrow, Middlebury College

The Great Uprising
The Great Uprising

Author: Pramod Knayar

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2007-05-09

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 9352141539

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‘The punishment for Mutiny,’ said John Nicholson, Commander of the Movable Column, ‘is death’. As India marks 150 years of the 1857 Uprising, this meticulously researched and vivid work recounts a time both tragic and compelling. Many-staged and many-charactered, this volume searches for the key issues, causes and effects, figures and developments that culminated in the massacres of Cawnpore, Satichaura and Bibighar, the ensuing counter-massacres, and the gory retribution dealt out by the British on their subjects. Beginning with an account of the state of the British Raj in 1857, Pramod Nayar moves on the ‘A Gathering Storm’, the strife that led to the Uprising, ‘The Summer of Discontent’, recounting the Mutiny, ‘The Retreat of the Native’ which tells us how the British won back lost ground, and ‘The Raj Rises Again’, explaining the repercussions the Mutiny had on the administrative plans of the empire. He also delves into the real causes of the Uprising, more complex than what conventional history upholds. Detailed descriptions of the Mutiny’s main figures, including Henry Lawrence, John Nicholson, Lord Canning, Nana Sahib, the Rani of Jhansi, and the tragic king of Delhi, Bahadur Shah Zafar, are interspersed with quotes, facts and anecdotes that reanimate the past. An overview and analysis of the Mutiny is flavoured with references to the literature of the time and includes an appendix on how the events of 1857 influenced European literary imagination. Kanpur and Jhansi, violence and counter-violence, heroism and savagery – this every-person’s guide to 1857 captures the most tumultuous years of British India and re-enacts the drama of the first stirrings of nationalism.