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: 300

ISBN-13: 9781294771814

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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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Cawnpore & Lucknow
Cawnpore & Lucknow

Author: Donald Richards

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2007-03-22

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1844155161

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Following the May 1857 uprising by sepoys in Meerut and Delhi, the whole future of the British Raj was in the balance. Nowhere was this better demonstrated than at Lucknow and Cawnpore. At the latter a garrison of 240 with 375 British women and children battled to survive a siege by 3,000 mutineers led by Nana Sahib. Unimaginable horrors of artillery and sniper fire coupled with the crippling heat of the Indian summer took their toll. An offer of safe passage was treacherously reneged on and the massacres which followed drew a terrible retribution when relief finally arrived, in the shape of Generals Havelock and Neil. At Lucknow, the 1800 British men, women and children supported by more than 1,000 loyal sepoys resisted assaults by 20,000 mutineers, despite heavy casualties and sickness. Sir Colin Campbell's force got through to relieve the garrison and evacuate civilians in November 1857 but the city was not restored to British control until March 1858. These dramatic events are brought to life in this first rate history.