Old MemoriesAccount of cavalry officer with Hodson's Horse before, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow during Sepoy Rebellion 1857; inc. winning of Victoria Cross. |
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... English masters ,, wept bitterly , lamenting their sad fate , and imploring their officers to save them from their future ; young soldiers , too , joined in , and I have seldom , if ever , in all my life , experienced a more touching ...
... English masters ,, wept bitterly , lamenting their sad fate , and imploring their officers to save them from their future ; young soldiers , too , joined in , and I have seldom , if ever , in all my life , experienced a more touching ...
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... , chiefly recruits , fired pistol shots at me , mostly at random , although one shot so far took effect as to pierce the cantle of my saddle . The situation became critical : · I was alone , or rather the one English- man 30 OLD MEMORIES .
... , chiefly recruits , fired pistol shots at me , mostly at random , although one shot so far took effect as to pierce the cantle of my saddle . The situation became critical : · I was alone , or rather the one English- man 30 OLD MEMORIES .
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Sir Hugh Henry Gough. I was alone , or rather the one English- man there , and helpless amongst them ; when just at this moment I saw the quartermaster - sergeant , by name Cun- ninghame , wildly galloping up , pursued by several ...
Sir Hugh Henry Gough. I was alone , or rather the one English- man there , and helpless amongst them ; when just at this moment I saw the quartermaster - sergeant , by name Cun- ninghame , wildly galloping up , pursued by several ...
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... do was to kill the English lad , their commander , and make their way unmolested to Delhi to join their friends . But not a man wavered in his loyalty or murmured one word of discontent . Through the long and trying OLD MEMORIES . 71.
... do was to kill the English lad , their commander , and make their way unmolested to Delhi to join their friends . But not a man wavered in his loyalty or murmured one word of discontent . Through the long and trying OLD MEMORIES . 71.
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... English- man does not readily save his life by treachery . During the few days I remained at Delhi after its fall , I made several ex- peditions into the city , and there saw the ravages that had been caused by the bombardment , and ...
... English- man does not readily save his life by treachery . During the few days I remained at Delhi after its fall , I made several ex- peditions into the city , and there saw the ravages that had been caused by the bombardment , and ...
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