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Title: History of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858, commencing from the close of the second volume of Sir John Kaye's History of the Sepoy War
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Malleson, G. B. (George Bruce), 1825-1898
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Publisher: London, Allen
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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sitions were inverted. Then the assailants wereAsiatics, the defenders mostly Englishmen. NowAsiatics defended, Englishmen assailed. Thedifference showed itself in a remarkable manner.For whereas in the former case the Englishmendefended themselves, unassisted, for eighty-fourdays, in the latter the Asiatics were disposed ofin less than half an hour. One charge of Outramsdivision, and the enemy fled, panic-stricken andpanting, from the classic ground. The 23rd pursued the fleeing rebels, followedby Brasyers Sikhs and the 1st Fusiliers. Twocompanies of the 23rd under Lieutenant-ColonelBell, guided* by Gould Weston, pressed rapidlyforward, and, taking the enemys defences inreverse, captured the gun of which I havespoken as commanding the passage across theiron bridge. The force then pushed on, taking inreverse the batteries between the two bridges. * Outrams despatch. —This was a duty often as-signed to Captain Weston, one for which his knowledgeof the localities peculiarlyfitted him.
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AND PUESUES HIS SUCCESS. 401 Meanwhile Major Cotter crowned the Residency bookxt.height with a field battery of Madras Artillery, a^_!land opening a heavy fire on the Machhi Biiwan, Mardfio.maintained it till he was relieved by two 68- Capturesthopounder guns of the Naval Brigade. After ^faStothese had played with effect for some time on JJachkf 1 J . Bawan. the devoted place, the 1st Fusiliers and BrasyersSikhs were sent forward to finish the work. Thisthey did without difficulty, and the Machhi Bawanand great Imambara fell into their hands, theenemy abandoning seven guns. In this advanceCaptain Salusbury of the 1st Fusiliers and Lieu-tenant MacGregor,* doing duty with that regi-ment, greatly distinguished themselves. Whilst these operations were successfully pro- The retreat-gressing on the right bank of the Gumti, a number ^tfack wai-of the enemy, driven from the Residency and repulsed. ar°other places, poured over the stone bridge, and,the better to cover their design of retreati

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