Our Escape from Delhi - Delhi (India) - 7 pages |
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38th Light Infantry 3rd Light Cavalry advance advising alarm arms arrival assailants assist Bank were looted barrel Battery became evident blazing blow Brigadier Brigadier's buggy bungalow Cantonments Capt carriage Cashmere Gate child Church city Civil lines dacoits Deen deen Delhi Deriowgunj dreadful drove enemy Europeans family fate fell back fidelity fiends fire fire-arms Flag-staff tower followed found ourselves front garden house gave Goojurs guns hands harness heard heavy heroic heroism hood horrible horses hour howling and screaming inside Kurnaul ladies large body lathees left Lieuts mares Meerut mile molest murdered muskets Native Nawaub's servant number officers party pistols poor wife proceeded protect pucka pulled rascal regiment reins remain replied report resumed our journey rifle road roof ruffians safety in flight seek safety sepoys severe cuts shot soon sowars spears stand step-daughter stepped forward struck suddenly telling told Treasury and Bank troopers villains WAGENTREIBER Whilst whip wounded