A History of the Sikhs, from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej |
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Adee Grunt'h Adeena Adeena Beg Afghans Ahmed Shah Akber Amritsir ancient Arjoon army Aurungzeb authority became Bhaee Boodhist Brahmin British Government Bunda Capt Cashmeer Caubul chief Chund Chundoo Compare Malcolm Dabistân death declared Delhi disciples divinity Elphinstone emperor English faith father Feerozpoor followers Forster Travels Futteh Golab Singh Goor Gooroo Governor Govind Hindoos History of India hometans India Tracts Indus Jehangheer Jummoo Khalsa Khan Khutrees Kubeer Lahore leader likewise Loodiana Lord Lord Lake Mahomed Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas Malcolm Sketch Malwa March Maya ment mind Moghuls Mohsun Fânee Mooltan Muharaja Munnoo Murray's Runjeet Singh Nânuk Natuk perhaps Peshawur Punjab Puthâns race Raee Raja Rajpoots Ramanund regard religious says sect Seir ool Mutakhereen Shah Shooja Shah's Shunkur Acharj Sikh accounts Sikhism Sikhs Sindh Sindhia Sir David Ochterloney Sirdar Sirhind spirit Sumbut Sutlej teacher Tegh Buhâdur tion treaty troops Ummer Unggud Vishnoo Vuzeer Wade to Government Wilson worship
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Page 324 - From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fix'd sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch: Fire answers fire; and through their paly flames Each battle sees the other's umber'd face: Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear; and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation.
Page 44 - I better brook the loss of brittle life Than those proud titles thou hast won of me ; They wound my thoughts worse than thy sword my flesh: But thought's the slave of life, and life time's fool; And time, that takes survey of all the world, Must have a stop.
Page 308 - Darkness, and the obstinacy of the contest, threw the English into confusion ; men of all regiments and arms were mixed together ; generals were doubtful of the fact or of the extent of their own success, and colonels knew not what had become of the regiments they commanded, or of the army of which they formed a part.
Page 409 - Singh engages never to take, or retain, in his service any British subject, nor the subject of any European or American State, without the consent of the British Government.
Page 404 - Notwithstanding the disorganized state of the Lahore Government during the last two years, and many most unfriendly proceedings on the part of the Durbar, the Governor-General in Council has continued to evince his desire to maintain the relations of amity and concord which had so long existed between the two States, for the mutual interests and happiness of both.
Page 414 - Singh, and the heirs male of his body, all the hilly or mountainous country, with its dependencies, situated to the eastward of the river Indus, and westward of the river Ravi...
Page 309 - Even at the last moment he rather skirmished and made feints than led his men to a resolute attack, and after a time he precipitately fled, leaving his subordinates without orders and without an object, at a moment when the artillery ammunition of the English had failed, when a portion of their force was retiring upon Ferozepore, and when no exertions could have prevented the remainder from retreating likewise, if the Sikhs had boldly pressed forward.
Page 384 - In the event of a violation of any of the preceding Articles, or of a departure from the rules of friendship on the part of either State, this Treaty shall be considered to be null and void.
Page 415 - Singh acknowledges the supremacy of the British Government, and will, in token of such supremacy, present annually to the British Government one horse, twelve perfect shawl goats of approved breed (six male, and six female), and three pairs of Kashmir shawls.
Page 332 - Singh had agreed to pay sixty-eight lakhs of rupees (680,000/.), as a fine to his paramount, before the war broke out*, and that the custom of the East as well as of the West requires the feudatory to aid his lord 111 foreign war and domestic strife.