Old MemoriesW. Blackwood and sons, 1897 - 236 páginas Account of cavalry officer with Hodson's Horse before, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow during Sepoy Rebellion 1857; inc. winning of Victoria Cross. |
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... charge - Advance on Lucknow - The taking of the Secundra Bagh -A race between Sikhs and Highlanders- Death of Havelock - Evacuation of the Resi- dency - Rout of the rebels at Cawnpore - An act of sacrilege - Nana's chief counsellor 123 ...
... charge - Advance on Lucknow - The taking of the Secundra Bagh -A race between Sikhs and Highlanders- Death of Havelock - Evacuation of the Resi- dency - Rout of the rebels at Cawnpore - An act of sacrilege - Nana's chief counsellor 123 ...
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... charged safely through the throng , my first impulse was to gallop to the rescue of Mr and Mrs Greathed . They lived in a large house in the civil lines , beyond the cantonment on the other side of the bazaar , where of course they ...
... charged safely through the throng , my first impulse was to gallop to the rescue of Mr and Mrs Greathed . They lived in a large house in the civil lines , beyond the cantonment on the other side of the bazaar , where of course they ...
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... charge , whence the head civilian , Mr Shakespear , had sent in an urgent appeal for help . The dis- tance was forty - five miles , which we did in one march . On arrival I found Mr and Mrs Shakespear , and one other young civilian , Mr ...
... charge , whence the head civilian , Mr Shakespear , had sent in an urgent appeal for help . The dis- tance was forty - five miles , which we did in one march . On arrival I found Mr and Mrs Shakespear , and one other young civilian , Mr ...
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... , in a short time smoked the men out . They rushed out sword in hand . There were not more than ten or a dozen of them ; but they were fighting for their lives , and their charge was a most gallant one , against great odds 88 OLD MEMORIES .
... , in a short time smoked the men out . They rushed out sword in hand . There were not more than ten or a dozen of them ; but they were fighting for their lives , and their charge was a most gallant one , against great odds 88 OLD MEMORIES .
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Sir Hugh Henry Gough. charge was a most gallant one , against great odds . A furious mêlée ensued ; but it lasted only a few minutes , and the enemy were all overpowered and slain- not a man escaped . of An episode occurred during this ...
Sir Hugh Henry Gough. charge was a most gallant one , against great odds . A furious mêlée ensued ; but it lasted only a few minutes , and the enemy were all overpowered and slain- not a man escaped . of An episode occurred during this ...
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