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