The highway from Calcutta to Delhi was blocked up by mutiny and insurrection; and every European soldier sent up from Calcutta was stopped for the
Archives for January 2013
Cawnpore Relieved
On July 7th, General Havelock left Allahabad for Cawnpore. The force at his disposal did not exceed two thousand men, Europeans and Sikhs.Continuing
Betrayal and Massacre at Cawnpore
Suddenly a bugle was sounded, and a murderous fire of grape-shot and musketry was opened upon the wretched passengers from both sides of the
The Siege of Cawnpore
At last, on the night of June 4th, the sepoy regiments at Cawnpore broke out in mutiny. They were driven to action by the same mad terror which had
The Delhi Magazine Explosion
The mutiny had become a revolt; the sepoys were on the way to Delhi to proclaim the old Mogul as sovereign of Hindustan.Continuing The Sepoy
Outbreak at Lucknow
The military authorities at Meerut seem to have been under a spell.Continuing The Sepoy Mutiny,our selection from Short History of India and the
The Sepoy Mutiny
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Greased Cartridges.IntroductionThe rebellion, or “mutiny’ as the
Bismark’s Victory
Today's installment concludes The Austro-Prussian War,our selection from History of Modern Europe by Charles A. Fyffe published in 1890.If you
The Battle of Koeniggraetz
On the 30th the King of Prussia, with General Moltke and Count Bismarck, left Berlin; on July 2d they were at headquarters at Gitschin.Continuing