Kaye's and Malleson's History of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 Vol. 5

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 edition. Excerpt: ... Sir William Russell; two squadrons Queen's Bays; Mackinnon's Horse Artillery; and Gibbon's and Carleton's batteries. The whole of the cavalry was commanded by Colonel Hagart.; Incidents of the Sepoy War, by Sir Hope Grant and Captain Knollys,:i, guns of this battery mowed them down with terrible effect, but did not force them to retire. After the guns had desperate' played upon them some time, the 7th Hussars came defeatedare Up, an(i charging through them twice, forced them to give way. The fact that round the two guns of Hodson's Horse there lay, after the combat was over, a hundred and twenty-five rebel corpses, testifies to the valour of these gallant levies. After three hours' fighting, the rebels fell back, leaving on the field six guns and about six hundred dead. The British lost sixty-seven in killed and wounded. In addition, thirty-three men died from sunstroke, and two hundred and fifty were taken into hospital. This victory had very important results. The rebels had d d. from all sides been flocking to Nawabganj to swell the formidable column already there. But Hope Grant struck dismay all around. The defeafwas so crushing that the fugitives left the vicinity of Lakhnao, each of the four parties taking a different direction. The concentrating movement was thus effectually stopped. Sir Hope left his force at Nawabganj and returned to Lakh-sir Ho i nao to consu with Montgomery, whom this victory 8enttope 6 had allowed for the first time to breathe freely, relieve Man From Lakhnao he was ordered by Sir Colin Campbell, in the third week of July, to march to the relief of Man Sing, a famous Eajah, who, having at one time taken part with the rebels, had listened to the advice of Mr. Montgomery, and returned to his allegiance. For this he...