Old MemoriesW. Blackwood and sons, 1897 - 236 páginas Account of cavalry officer with Hodson's Horse before, Delhi, Agra, Lucknow during Sepoy Rebellion 1857; inc. winning of Victoria Cross. |
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... saved us , and we got through safely , though bruised and beaten . In these days of quiet India , one can hardly realise the very hell of fury and hatred through which we passed - men who had hitherto always salaamed to almost all ...
... saved us , and we got through safely , though bruised and beaten . In these days of quiet India , one can hardly realise the very hell of fury and hatred through which we passed - men who had hitherto always salaamed to almost all ...
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... saved . This is still my opinion after many years ' service , when time after time I have seen the wonderful effect of dash and promptitude , especially on the native mind . But to return to our own immediate movements . The British ...
... saved . This is still my opinion after many years ' service , when time after time I have seen the wonderful effect of dash and promptitude , especially on the native mind . But to return to our own immediate movements . The British ...
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... saved , and my house was but a mass of smouldering ruins . My ser- vants - notably my factotum , Madar Bux , otherwise known as " Mr Bux , " one of the very best and most trustworthy native servants I have ever met - had all remained ...
... saved , and my house was but a mass of smouldering ruins . My ser- vants - notably my factotum , Madar Bux , otherwise known as " Mr Bux , " one of the very best and most trustworthy native servants I have ever met - had all remained ...
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... saved , and nothing else in the wide world - a good start for a campaign which lasted for so many long months through summer and winter ! Fortunately my syces also , with one exception , had remained faithful , and had guarded my horses ...
... saved , and nothing else in the wide world - a good start for a campaign which lasted for so many long months through summer and winter ! Fortunately my syces also , with one exception , had remained faithful , and had guarded my horses ...
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... saved ! Their frantic delight is impossible to describe they hung about us , : braced us , and called us their saviours . There was no end to their excited feelings . To us , needless to say , it was also a moment of intense happi- ness ...
... saved ! Their frantic delight is impossible to describe they hung about us , : braced us , and called us their saviours . There was no end to their excited feelings . To us , needless to say , it was also a moment of intense happi- ness ...
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