VINNOJEVO OLD MEMORIES BY GENERAL SIR HUGH GOUGH G.C.B., V.C. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS MDCCCXCVII All Rights reserved CONTENTS. The East India Company's army-At Meerut be- fore the Mutiny-The beginning of discontent -Nana Sahib-The portent of the chupatties -The greased cartridges-Insubordination on parade-A court-martial-The Hon. George AnsonA neglected warning-The ever- memorable 10th of May - The crisis-A Confusion everywhere-Escape of the mutineers -The scene of the outbreak-Faithful servants -A long lost cigar-case-Anarchy in the neighbourhood-Bitter reflections-An adven- turous ride-A successful search-party-A hospitable German-The Meerut Light Horse -The relief of Bijnore-A brave civilian- Mixture of loyalty and treachery in native 512336 |