THE

PUNJAB AND DELHI

IN 1857

BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE MEASURES BY WHICH THE

PUNJAB WAS SAVED AND DELHI RECOVERED

DURING THE INDIAN MUTINY

BY THE

REV. J. ÇAVE-BROWNE, M. A.

ASSISTANT-CHAPLAIN, BENGAL PRESIDENCY

CHAPLAIN OF THE PUNJAB MOVEABLE COLUMN IN 1857

VOL. II.

WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS

EDINBURGH AND LONDON

MDCCCLXI

VSL

PERM MAY 1941

CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER XI.

[JULY.-PART I.]

The camp-Its real difficulties-Its position, and numbers as com-

pared with the rebels-Another assault planned and abandoned

-Poorbeah traitors in camp-Arrival of H. M. 61st and Coke's

Rifles, and of Rohilcund Brigade in the city-Alipore attacked

and recovered-Bridges in rear destroyed-General Barnard's

death-General Reed assumes command - Three Irregular

Cavalry regiments withdrawn-Attack on Subzee Mundee-

Changes in the staff-General Reed retires - Brigadier A.

Wilson commands-Great improvements introduced- News

from below-The state of the city-The King's offer to treat

for terms-The question considered-The abandonment of siege

threatened, and condemned by Sir J. Lawrence-The with-

drawal from Peshawur discussed, .

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CHAPTER XII.

JULY. PART II]

The Punjab-Favourable appearance very deceptive-Many Poor-

beah regiments still armed-Column moving up from Jullun-

dhur to Umritsur-58th disarmed at Rawul Pindee-A day at

Jhelum The Sealkote outbreak-Nicholson disarms the 59th

at Umritsur and the wing of the 9th Cavalry, and catches the

Sealkote mutineers at Trimmoo Ghat-Kangra, the 4th N. I.

give up their arms-Ferozepore, the 10th Irregular Cavalry

deprived of their horses-The column moves down again,.

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CHAPTER XIII.

[JULY.-PART III.]

Mooltan-Peshawur-The frontier-Fort Mackeson-Noringee,

CHAPTER XIV.

[AUGUST.-PART I.]

The critical position of the Punjab stations-The outbreak of the

26th N. I. at Mean-Meer, and their annihilation at Ujnala—

The emeutes of the 10th L. Cavalry at Ferozepore; and the fate

of the 51st N. I. at Peshawur,

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CHAPTER XV.

[AUGUST.-PART II.]

The general state of the Punjab population-The change from

friends to foes and foes to friends in every part-Peshawur,

Sealkote, Jullundhur, and the Cis-Sutlej states-Reinforce-

ments Siege-train - Enlistment - Population becoming dis-

turbed-The position of the Chief Commissioner,

CHAPTER XVI.

[AUGUST.-PART III.]

Improvement in camp-Confusion increasing in the city-The

Bukra Eed a failure-The battery at Ludlow Castle carried by

Showers-The arrival of the Moveable Column--Greater de-

pression in the city, both among the sepoys and the shahzadas

-Tidings of the death of Sir Henry Lawrence-Hodson's

affair at Rhotuk-Nicholson's victory at Nujjuffghur, .

The assault of Delhi-The siege-train arrived-The breaching

batteries-The assault-Nicholson wounded-Failure at Kis-

sengunge-Critical position of the army-The surrender of the

King-The death of the shahzadas-Death of Nicholson-

Delhi occupied,

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