| 单词 | sepoy |
| 例句 | Kesri is a sepoy, a native soldier in the British East India Company's army. Amitav Ghosh sails into the Opium War with trilogy finale 'Flood of Fire' 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Note also the use of racial caricatures in depicting the sepoys. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1857, however, Muslim and Hindu soldiers in the company’s employ, known as sepoys, rose in revolt. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The governor of Bombay, Mountstuart Elphinstone, referred to the sepoy army as “a delicate and dangerous machine, which a little mismanagement may easily turn against us.” World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A devout circle of 250 Sikh sepoys trailed him everywhere, refusing government pay. Review | They were oppressors, but they were treated as gods 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Native Hindu and Muslim soldiers, also known as sepoys, rebelled against the British East India Company in 1857 over fears that gun cartridges were greased with animal fat forbidden by their religions. The Indian mutineer's skull found in a UK pub 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z The British responded to the uprising, which they dubbed “The Mutiny” by massacring whole villages, while sepoy rebels targeted any and all British they could find, including the families of British officials. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The British attempted to correct the problem by using another lubricant, but Indian troops remained suspicious and some began to believe the British were intentionally using lubricants made of offensive materials to emasculate the sepoys. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The company even had its own army, led by British officers and staffed by sepoys, or Indian soldiers. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Indian soldiers, known as sepoys, set off a rebellion against the British rule in 1857, often referred to as the first war of independence. Indian mutiny: Remembering farmers who fought British rule - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z It is a skull of a sepoy of the 49th Regiment of Bengal Infantry who was blown from the guns in 1858 with eighteen others. The Indian mutineer's skull found in a UK pub 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z On a recent morning, files of sepoys jumped out of passing army trucks, headed up to the shrine and bowed their heads. Isolated Indian Soldiers Invent New Saints to Maintain Their Sanity 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z But miniature painting outlived for a while the destruction of the Mughal court, to die a slow death at the hands, not of sepoys or vengeful grenadiers, but of photographers. The vivid paintings that record a Briton's love of Delhi - BBC News 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z In 1857, gossip spread among the sepoys, the Indian soldiers, that the cartridges of their new Enfield rifles were greased with beef and pork fat. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z You expect to find here the graves of drivers and sappers, troopers and stokers, havildars and sepoys. Stories of love and loss in a desert war grave 2012-11-10T00:45:49Z Over the engine-room is a large bridge-deck, and here are the quarters of the European soldiers, twenty-five in number, while the sepoys occupy the main deck. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z The figure sprung into a standing position, and lit up from head to foot, when I saw the two men standing together, Arthur Yelverton Brooking and the Madras sepoy who had murdered him. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z We had great guns and many men, both sepoys and volunteers. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z A garrison commander was shocked when 85 of the 90 sepoys refused to accept the cartridges. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Girishk was occupied by the British during the first Afghan War; and a small garrison of sepoys, under a native officer, successfully withstood a siege of nine months by an overwhelming Afghan force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z When I say they all wear the British uniform, I mean that the old sepoy regiments do so. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z I never saw anything more brilliant than the appearance of the sepoy. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Soon after, they started a man who had been a sepoy, and he ran back towards my bushes. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Both British and sepoys tried to slaughter each other’s armies. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the Pampangos, full of presumption, boldly advanced against the British and sepoys, they were no match for disciplined troops led by British officers, and were hurled back at the point of the bayonet. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Both the Europeans and sepoys are volunteers from various regiments into the Land Transport Train. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z For this offence the sepoy was tried and hung, and on his trial the whole truth of course came out. There is no Death 2012-03-22T02:00:39.257Z Do you know that they have tried to make all the sepoys lose caste and become like dogs and Pariahs, by putting cow's grease on the cartridges?' Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z In another minute, the general, Colonel Nuttall, myself and five sepoys were the only men left. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z I saw one sepoy with a leech firmly fixed in his nostril. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z To look after each of these divisions are a captain and two subalterns, together with thirty-eight men—Europeans and sepoys, who are divided into four classes. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z When, about a century since, a body of sepoys were being brought from Madras to Calcutta, the provisions ran short, till at last the only food consisted of salted beef and pork. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z The sepoys from Meerut have gone to Delhi and have proclaimed the King as Emperor. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z I then sent him in charge of two police sepoys through one hundred miles of forest, and he underwent his imprisonment without attempting to get away. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z The sepoys were standing silently in the ranks; and the native officers were gathered in a group around Balderston. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The whole of the Europeans and sepoys were set to jump in time—first on one side, and then on the other. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Two years and a half later the Afghan outbreak against the British occupation found Ghazni garrisoned by a Bengal regiment of sepoys, but neither repaired nor provisioned. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z The Feringhees are but a handful: they could never have ruled us if it were not for the sepoys. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z The next day a sepoy of the 43rd, who had escaped the massacre and lived in the jungle, was brought in by some friendly Nagas. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Bidding the sepoys with me load their rifles, I endeavoured to push the door in, sincerely hoping that if I succeeded I would not be received by a bullet. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys who are with us do not appear to me at all the sort of men for the service. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Mrs de Röepstorff during those five days had a natural horror of the M. I. sepoys, and she would not allow any of them to approach the house. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Every sepoy whom they caught they shot at once for vengeance, because that is their religion: and many who were not sepoys, and who had not borne arms against them, they shot on false evidence. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Just before reaching it, we found a headless Aryan corpse in a stream, it was probably that of a sepoy of the 43rd, who formed part of Mr. Damant’s ill-fated expedition. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z Many of my sepoys have watched me advance from subaltern to captain, from captain to major; and youngsters I knew as recruits are now native officers under me. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There is no telling what might have been the course of history in India if the sepoys had stopped telegraphic communication from the North to Calcutta early in May. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Next day the sepoy shot at and wounded de Röepstorff while the latter was in the act of mounting a horse. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z With 4 officers, 120 Europeans and 200 sepoys, with two 18-pounders and 8 lighter guns, he held the fort against 150 Europeans and some 10,000 native troops. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z I once asked a sepoy of my old regiment why they objected to killing cats. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z To this day I have never found an explanation of these shots, which had been distinctly heard by all the sepoys left in the fort. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z By this time the sepoys had torn down the telegraph posts and cut the wires in all directions. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The village is famous as being the scene of the first open manifestation of the sepoys against the greased cartridges, which led to the mutiny of 1857. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z On reaching Point de Galle he was met by a force summoned from Bombay to Calcutta by the news of the sepoy mutiny at Meerut on the 11th of May. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z I asked what they were going for, and they replied that the sepoys had not done their drill well that day, and they were going to give them some more. My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills 2011-10-26T02:00:28.847Z But one unfortunate sepoy stumbled and fell; and the wave of flame swept over him. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “The sepoys don’t possess an artilleryman good enough to throw a second shell into the same spot.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It is said, however, to have been the first to discipline native troops, and Bombay sepoys were sent to Madras in 1747, and took part in the battle of Plassey in 1757. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" On his arrival there the news that greeted him was that of the massacre of Kabul, and the sieges of Ghazni and Jalalabad, while the sepoys of Madras were on the verge of open mutiny. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z In 1758 he formed these companies in their turn into battalions, which he designated 'coast sepoys', and which still exist under their present names of the 61st Pioneers and following numbers. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli So Chinese lads play cricket and football; and swarthy-bearded Indian sepoys rush round the obstacle course in their regimental sports or play side by side with their white officers on the hockey ground. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It must never be forgotten that the sepoys had received their training from British officers. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z On the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny it was occupied by the revolted sepoys, and converted into a fort. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide In vain did the Hindu sepoys show the most chilling indifference to the belauded restoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z They accepted them with eagerness which induced some sepoys who were with me to follow my example. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan On the "alarm" being sounded, the sepoys rushed out of their barrack-rooms with their rifles and accoutrements and fell in on parade. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys paid for nothing and looted Mohammedans and Hindus alike. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Among the sepoys the word usually signified an Afghân or Caubuli. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude The curt ultimatum was repeated, and the deputation was removed gently by two impassive sepoys, still chattering like a flock of magpies. The Unveiling of Lhasa Set right again, he launched into a very long and quite unintelligible story while the sepoys said reverently: "He is an old man and remembers many things." From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel They were much impressed by the rapidity with which it had been placed in a state of defence and with the ingenuity of our sepoys, who had already made comfortable little huts. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Not to be outdone, a sepoy band responded with “The Campbells are Coming!” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He knew the sepoys well, that when brought to the point of the bayonet they could not look the Europeans in the face. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude The officers were reduced to frozen bully beef and neat spirits, while the sepoys went without food for thirty-six hours. The Unveiling of Lhasa He came by night to the pavilion on the lake, while the sepoys were cooking their fish, and reiterated his whine about the devildom of the country into which the Englishman had dragged him. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But the sepoys, recruited from races that hold only the warrior in honour, look on him and his race as something more despicable than dogs. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He caught Chumru’s eye and the latter appealed to a sepoy for information as to the cause of the racket. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Doorga Sing promised to find for me one or two other mutineer sepoys who knew more about this European and his antecedents than he himself did. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Many of the sepoys fell victims to frost-bite and pneumonia, and nearly every case of pneumonia proved fatal, the patient dying of suffocation owing to the rarefied air. The Unveiling of Lhasa One of the sepoys turned himself round, with a clatter of accoutrements, shifted his blanket under his elbow, and told a tale. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The sepoys regretted a comrade; while the loss of one of his men always affects an officer. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys tramped on, heedless of the destruction they caused in the garden. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z So turning to him I said: "You have served in the army; are you one of the sepoys of 1857?" Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Captain Ottley threw himself on the animal's neck and held it down until a sepoy arrived with ropes to bind its hind-legs. The Unveiling of Lhasa The Raj insisted upon providing a guard of two sepoys, very pleasant men, on four rupees a month. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The sepoy, to frighten him, sent a bullet close to him, then, failing to stop him, fired again and shot him through the heart. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Will not the man who warned us of the presence of an officer-sahib in our midst to-day go back and sell the news of a sepoy regiment’s threat to murder the King? The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z About thirty thousand sepoys had collected there in their retreat from Delhi, a common danger holding them together, under the command of Bukht Khân and Feroze Shâh. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude The sepoys said they must be drunk or drugged. The Unveiling of Lhasa These would consist of those officers, soldiers, sepoys, and followers whose turn it was to go. To Lhassa at Last Each sepoy was limited to two blankets and a change of clothing and boots rolled up in his dhurri or strip of carpet. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The troopers slashed at the men on foot and the sepoys fired indiscriminately at any one on horseback. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The sepoys bolted down the hill for shelter in the Martinière, while our little force took possession of the Dilkooshá palace. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude But to send two dozen sepoys into that sullen mob to take away their arms was to invite disaster. The Unveiling of Lhasa An execution of sepoys, the doomed rebels tied to the mouths of cannon about to be fired off. A Frenchman in America Recollections of Men and Things A bullet from the sepoy's rifle taught it that it had not a helpless woodcutter to deal with; and, howling with pain, it ran off. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then he thought of the way his comrades of the 60th, of the Dragoons and the Artillery, had chased the sepoys from the Hindun, and his soul grew strong again. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z There were also plenty of pumpkins and other vegetables in the rooms, and piles of chupatties which had been cooked by the sepoys for their evening meal before they fled. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude The taking of the monastery cost us the lives of Captain Craster, 40th Pathans, and two sepoys. The Unveiling of Lhasa All day he had been harassed by reports of the ill-treatment of residents by the sepoys. Barclay of the Guides The flaring oil-lamps shone on the ring of eager dark faces and eyes glistening with enjoyment, as the sepoys watched intently every movement of the ungainly dancers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys refused to obey, and the sowars, drawing their pistols, shot dead or severely wounded six British officers. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Remember that the cowardly sepoys, who are eager to murder women and children, cannot look a European soldier in the face when it is accompanied with cold steel. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude My wife, fortunately, had a small guard of sepoys at her house, there being some commissariat stores there. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment One of the sepoys with whom he had been in conversation nudged him. Barclay of the Guides Of course I ought never to have attempted to enter the undergrowth, as I had fully realised the foolhardiness of it; but I could not allow my sepoys to believe that I was afraid. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z On the next day the sepoy army, though so boastful and vainglorious, dared to make their first attempt to carry the entrenchment by assault. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z And in his comments on this the writer says: "And sad to tell, a European deserter from Meerut had been struck down fighting in the sepoy ranks, and was recognised by his former comrades." Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude Of the sepoys who thus broke their allegiance to the government, all who were taken suffered the heavy penalty of their crime—death. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment The rest of the day he spent in wandering about the city, haunting the gates, noting the strength of the sepoys at the bastions, and picking up what scraps of information he could. Barclay of the Guides In the evening I visited my unfortunate sepoy. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At once, both banks of the river became alive with armed sepoys, and a murderous rifle-fire was opened on the crowded boats. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It now consisted of 120 Europeans and 200 sepoys. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Our brave sepoys mounted the breach like heroes; but at the top the fight seemed desperate on both sides, and at one time we thought our men were giving way. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment Looking from a window, Ahmed saw the street beyond the compound thronged with rebels, some sepoys, but the majority Irregulars. Barclay of the Guides The sepoy is a faster marcher than his British comrade and will do his five miles in the hour on a road if wanted. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Now, Malcolm also might have accepted the sensational story of the Salt Department inspector, if, at that instant, the boom of a heavy gun had not come from the direction of the sepoy parade-ground. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z But Madras and Fort St David could supply him with only 200 Europeans and 300 sepoys. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Some few sepoys were killed from the tops of the houses of Shamlee, many of which were higher than the little fort. Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment He stopped at a small and unpretentious building, at the door of which stood a red-coated sepoy. Barclay of the Guides The sepoys squatting in a wide circle round the performers rose to their feet; and the Indian officers welcomed us with the usual formalities. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It was with the utmost difficulty that his wiser subordinates got him to disarm the sepoy regiments in Agra itself. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He lost hardly a white soldier; in all 22 sepoys were killed and 50 wounded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" It is of no use my sending the first sepoy again to kill them. Indian Fairy Tales Apart from the fears aroused by the threatened introduction of the new cartridge, there were other causes of discontent and suspicion, both among the sepoys and the native population generally. Barclay of the Guides The sepoys were delighted and flocked down to the open beach where the sports took place. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He was fired at by the sepoys, of course, but horse and man escaped untouched and the low barrier was leaped without effort. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Meanwhile he never ceased to improve the organization and drill of the sepoy army, after a European model, and enlisted into it many Mahommedans of fine physique from upper India. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" “I did kill them,” said the sepoy, “and brought you their livers.” Indian Fairy Tales They had, further, a vast contempt for the sepoys of the native regiments of the line. Barclay of the Guides When a sepoy is to be arraigned before a court martial for an offence, he is allowed to choose whether he will be tried by British or by Indian officers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Infants were torn from their mothers’ arms, and tossed by sepoys from bayonet to bayonet. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It only knows that sepoys were blown from the mouths of British guns. The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations “They must have been other people’s children that you saw,” said the sepoy, “yours I killed.” Indian Fairy Tales Tales had been spread of the difficulties of the British army in the Crimea; many of the sepoys believed that it had been almost entirely destroyed, and the British prestige had fallen in consequence. Barclay of the Guides There is perhaps even a greater bond of union between the sepoys and the white officers of a native regiment than between the soldiers and the commissioned ranks in a British corps. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then a squad of sepoys were told to “shoot all the women and children in the Bibigarh through the windows of the house.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z A strong guard of sepoys is posted there. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 “Who are you?” said the sepoy, much frightened. Indian Fairy Tales These and other matters bred a spirit of unrest and distrust, and made the minds of the sepoys fit soil for the seeds of disaffection which religious fanatics were beginning to sow among them. Barclay of the Guides Some continental armies would be horrified to see the sepoy off parade talking with friendly freedom to his British officer or playing hockey with him on terms of perfect equality. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Meanwhile, the alarm had spread to the sepoys. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The British fought bravely, but the sepoys made scarcely any resistance, and hundreds of them fled for their lives. Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines For a whole week she gave their servants and sepoys nice food cooked with salt, but to her father and mother and sisters she only gave food cooked with sugar. Indian Fairy Tales With incredible lack of enterprise he kept them at bivouac during the night, allowing the mutinous sepoys to set off unmolested on the thirty-six miles' march to Delhi. Barclay of the Guides When shooting or when in camp in the forest with my detachment, for I often brought my sepoys down to teach them jungle lore and practise them in bush warfare, I always occupied it. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At once the sepoys at the Kashmir Gate fired a volley at the nearest officers, of whom three fell dead. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Fort Emma stands on the opposite side of the river to the village, and is in charge of a sepoy and four Malays. On the Equator The Rájá sent a second sepoy to kill the children, and this man killed them and brought their livers to the Rání. Indian Fairy Tales Day by day sepoys deserted, going away unarmed to seek their homes. Barclay of the Guides Now gradually the sepoys' voices die away and the flickering fires burn low. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “The sepoys have come in from Meerut,” he announced with the slow tick of the earliest form of apparatus. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Besides the gunboat in the river, he has a guard of sepoys, and there is an Indian post-office in the residency. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" “Oh,” said the sepoy, “he is an utter idiot.” Indian Fairy Tales The sight of their gleaming bayonets was too much for the sepoys. Barclay of the Guides And I thought of an untravelled Englishman who had told me in a London drawing-room that we British officers were in the habit of beating our sepoys! Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z When these scouts returned and he was quite certain that none but rebel sepoys were streaming towards Delhi from Meerut, he yielded. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z After having obtained a guard of twelve sepoys and two naigues, I proceeded on my route, and in a few days arrived at Nermul. Narrative of a Voyage to India; of a Shipwreck on board the Lady Castlereagh; and a Description of New South Wales Then the King had to give it up and go home; and his sepoys went to their homes. Indian Fairy Tales He had been left for dead by the mutinous sepoys a few yards from his door, and had there been found by Kaluja Dass, who had conveyed him by night to the secret underground chamber. Barclay of the Guides In the good old days I could have sat in my bungalow in Buxa Duar and watched my sepoys drilling in the narrow limits of our small parade ground. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A proclamation by Government announcing the disbandment of the 34th at Barrackpore was read, and may have given some inkling of coming events to the more thoughtful among the sepoys. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z They were, of course, the three sepoys from Gyanema in disguise. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Then he sent for the sepoy’s wife, and asked her who had killed her husband. Indian Fairy Tales They reached the serai, dashed into it, swept the defenders away, and seized the guns, the sepoys resisting with the desperate bravery they almost always displayed behind defences. Barclay of the Guides It was first taken by the British from the Bhutanese in the days of Warren Hastings, when in 1772 Captain Jones and his small column of sepoys swept them back into their mountainous land. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A sepoy’s bayonet became entangled in the reins. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Next Bundula invaded British territory and cut off a detachment of British sepoys. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) The sepoy agreed, went to the little hut, and seized the children. Indian Fairy Tales "There is no news, sepoy," he said in a low tone, "later than this command of the king." Barclay of the Guides Yet not long afterwards it climbed into the fort at night and carried off a sepoy's dog. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “The sepoys have risen,” was the horrifying message he brought. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The Bengal sepoys were mostly Rájputs and showed the highest military qualities in many a wearisome march and hard fought field, from the days of Clive to those of Lake and Arthur Wellesley. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The king got up that minute, and called his servants and some sepoys, and set off to the plain. Indian Fairy Tales Nicholson had routed a force of trained sepoys, double the number of his own men, after a long day's march in the worst of conditions. Barclay of the Guides Next day Creagh and I dressed ourselves in full uniform and, accompanied by an escort of sepoys, proceeded up the hill to the Circuit House to return the visit. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Nana Sahib was deep in intrigue with all the sepoy regiments stationed there, and his adherents ultimately managed to persuade these two corps to throw off their allegiance to the British Raj. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The European force, numbering some 370, was surprised and surrounded by a much larger body of sepoys, half of them were killed or wounded, and Tipú's standard was hoisted. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) She said, therefore, to the second sepoy, “If you will kill these children for me, you shall have a great reward.” Indian Fairy Tales And so the sepoys at sunset marched in their thousands from the gates. Barclay of the Guides But the sepoys revelled in their novel labours and looked on them as a welcome change from the monotony of drill. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He soon discovered that Mr. Mayne’s wrath was due to a statement in a Calcutta newspaper that a certain Colonel Wheler had been preaching to his sepoys. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The garrison numbered only 300 sepoys and thirty gunners; there were as yet no fortifications, and the artillery equipment consisted merely of one battery of twenty cannons, and as many bronze field-pieces. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century As many horses, or sepoys, or rupees as you want you shall have; for you have made my son well.” Indian Fairy Tales The sepoys tumbled over one another in their panic. Barclay of the Guides Another day a sepoy cutting bamboos was disturbed by a herd of wild elephants. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Sophy Christian, who was always asking pathetically “why mummie didn’t come,” died of the hardships she had to endure, while the men were shot in cold blood by the sepoys on November 16. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The book is remarkable for the autobiographic description, too austere and censorious, of life in Indian cantonments, or during an Indian campaign, before the great Mutiny swept away the old sepoy army of Bengal. Studies in Literature and History The thieves he could not catch, for they all ran away when they saw him coming with his sepoys. Indian Fairy Tales The group numbered fifteen besides Ahmed, thirteen being sepoys of the 4th Sikh Infantry, and two corporals of the 2nd Fusiliers. Barclay of the Guides Calling to my two sepoys to follow me, I ran to this gate and struggled with the stiff bolts. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He was fired at, of course, but missed, and the sepoys soon ceased their efforts to put a bullet through him because they fancied he was a deserter. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z In The Dilemma, on the other hand, Chesney gives us a story with characters and catastrophes drawn entirely from the sepoy mutiny. Studies in Literature and History Once in the jungle with the children, the sepoy had not the heart to kill them; so he left them in it, and brought the livers of two goats to Sunkásí Rání. Indian Fairy Tales "Post two men at the window, and let them fire whenever a sepoy shows himself," said the doctor. Barclay of the Guides With curved kukris and straight dahs the sepoys fell to work on the thick scrub and tangle of thorny bushes. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z This was actually done, but Lawrence was so indignant when he heard of it that he dissolved the council on June 12 and sent Malcolm and other officers to recall the sepoys. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It must be admitted, however, that morals and manners were loose and low in a bad sepoy regiment before the Mutiny. Studies in Literature and History The poor people who took care of the children begged and prayed him to have pity on them; but the sepoy said, “No.” Indian Fairy Tales But it cannot be true, sahib, for else why do the sepoys always come back discomfited? Barclay of the Guides Alarmed at the thought that I might have wounded one of my sepoys, I ran to the spot. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z To disconcert the enemy, who were not sepoys and whose guns were mostly antiquated weapons of the match-lock type, he pulled out a revolver and fired twice. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Clive sailed at the news with a thousand Englishmen and two thousand sepoys to wreak vengeance for the crime. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 So he got his sepoys and guns into order, and went out to kill Ajít. Indian Fairy Tales Wherefore they are not skilled in the warfare of the sepoys, and in their ignorance may fall into error unless they have the fellowship of some who know the discipline of the Feringhis. Barclay of the Guides No work being done on that day two of the native officers, taking a few sepoys with them, had gone out with shot-guns to look for jungle fowl. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Not once in the history of the Mutiny did the sepoys adopt the “do or die” method that characterized the British troops in nearly every action of the campaign. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z His project was approved, and he was placed at the head of a force of three hundred sepoys and two hundred Englishmen. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges I wish to give you a grand feast, to which everyone in your country must come—men and women, old and young, rich and poor, of all castes; all the children, fakírs, and sepoys. Indian Fairy Tales Then, drawing their talwars, they swept upon the rear of the hundred or more sepoys thronging in front of them. Barclay of the Guides A sepoy came running back to the fort with the news. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z And, when the sepoys overtake us, we shall at least have breath enough left to die fighting.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z An expedition was fitted out at Madras to punish the inhuman nabob, consisting of nine hundred Europeans and fifteen hundred sepoys. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges She then called a sepoy, and said to him, “If you will take two children into the jungle and kill them, I will give you as much money as you like.” Indian Fairy Tales As he approached the gate he observed a strong guard of armed sepoys there, and wondered whether he would have any difficulty in passing. Barclay of the Guides As the canoe grounded the sepoys crowded round it with menacing looks; and we officers had to drive them back. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Unfortunately the 7th Cavalry deserted when Lawrence marched to the race-course next day to punish the mutinous sepoys who had gathered there. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z In 1792, the English general invested the formidable fortress of Seringapatam, with sixteen thousand Europeans and thirty thousand sepoys, and with the usual success. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges “Well,” said the sepoy, very much frightened, “you may carry my ghee.” Indian Fairy Tales A regiment of sepoys was marching out of the gate towards the encampment lying across the road. Barclay of the Guides The listening sepoys around us were awed into silence as he calmly related the details of his foul deed. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoy started as though a snake had stung him. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Two companies of sepoys were placed to guard him. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III “Oh, dear! what have you done?” cried the sepoy. Indian Fairy Tales You will go among the people," said Hodson to Ahmed, "into the bazars, among the sepoys, and listen to their talk, and find out what they think and what their hearts are. Barclay of the Guides I ran up to them and found them to be two sepoys with rifles. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In one respect the sepoy commander’s death was as serious to his cause as the loss of Nicholson to the English. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z These sepoys had no ammunition; they were surrounded by swarms of the Rajah's soldiery raging at the insult offered to their lord. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III “How heavy this jar is,” said the sepoy. Indian Fairy Tales He had learnt that a regiment of sepoys was quartered in temporary barracks close to the palace, and it seemed likely that the officers might be in the mood to become purchasers. Barclay of the Guides This sepoy came from the same district as the missing sentry and was his intimate friend. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Its peculiar position, joined to the number of guns mounted on its walls and the thousands of sepoys who held it, made it impossible for a devoted artillery to create an effective breach. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Had he remained where he was he and his thirty Englishmen and his twenty sepoys would have been massacred. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III So Sachúlí put the jar on his head, and he went on, with the sepoy following. Indian Fairy Tales "He is indeed a good man," said another sepoy. Barclay of the Guides The Indians, like other races, love their meed of praise; and at the General's words the sepoys' faces beamed. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Not a great matter, this squabble between a sepoy and a Lascar, yet it lit such a flame in India that rivers of blood must be shed ere it was quenched. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Fifteen hundred sepoys were ordered out, and the Colonel went on his expedition. Olla Podrida In the night a sepoy came by with a large jar of ghee on his head. Indian Fairy Tales They had seen him pass, and with native quickness had recognized that his turban, the most conspicuous part of his dress, was not that of a sepoy. Barclay of the Guides And as General Bower, having said good-bye to us and mounted his elephant, disappeared in the jungle on his way to the railway station, the hearty cheers of the sepoys followed him. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Fully two miles away, on the south side of the ravine, were the sepoy lines, and another group of isolated bungalows. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z One half of the sepoys were said to be killed; the others came back to Rangoon in parties of ten or twelve, and in the utmost consternation and confusion. Olla Podrida And the sepoy went home, and Sachúlí went back to his mother. Indian Fairy Tales Upright he would form a target, however indistinct, for the sepoys on the wall, and some of them were no mean marksmen. Barclay of the Guides Along the back wall ran a sloping guard-bed, with a broad shelf underneath, on which the sepoys' clothing could be laid. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys usually swarm out hell-for-leather and we rush to meet them. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The Burmahs had good intelligence that there were no European troops, and when the sepoys arrived, they did not wait to be attacked, but attacked the sepoys, and put them completely to the rout. Olla Podrida This was taken by assault, most of the sepoys being killed. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign In very truth thou hast been fortunate," said the sepoy; "yet not wholly, for it is no good time for buying and selling in Delhi. Barclay of the Guides And by so doing he has changed the vague loyalty of the sepoys into a real and affectionate attachment to the person of their ruler. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z It occurred to him that the exciting events of the early hours might have led to orders being given on the question of admitting sepoys in large numbers. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z And what is equally true, the fears which the sepoys have of them. Olla Podrida The sepoys also were allowed to go unharmed—an act of forbearance on the part of Umra Khan almost without precedent among Pathans. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The sepoys stood to their arms while Bakht Khan and the other chief officers went to the palace to see the king. Barclay of the Guides The sound of my voice stilled the confusion; and only the low muttering of the havildars and equally low responses of the sepoys were heard. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “Mayhap you have quarreled with some of the sepoys and have a sore feeling against them?” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z Colonel S—, who was very partial to the native troops, was ordered on this service, and he requested particularly that he might have no troops but the sepoys. Olla Podrida On the left were the swarthy sepoys of the 22nd Bombay Native Infantry; then the 12th, under Major Reid, and the 1st Grenadiers, led by Major Clibborne; the whole in the echelon order of battle. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Had he come across some of his mates? or had he heard from the sepoys that they were in the neighbourhood? In the Forbidden Land The sepoys were utterly exhausted by their toilsome march. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Once a party of sepoys trudged through the mud, towards the water bastion of the palace, and the men whom they had relieved came back the same way a few minutes later. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The Bhīl sepoys told Major Hendley that they considered it of little use to go on worshipping their own gods, as the power of these had declined since the English became supreme. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II “Will no one get that sepoy regiment on?” he exclaimed. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Half-a-dozen sepoys with matchlocks, to which were attached red flags, slung over their shoulders, were cantering gaily up the hillside only a few yards in front of us. In the Forbidden Land Farid Khan walked boldly up to him and asked him if any sepoys had visited the village. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Suddenly a sepoy raced up to the cavalry lines with thrilling news. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z At the head of a strong body of cavalry and infantry he hurled himself on the track of the rebels, and then began a fierce pursuit that gave the fleeing sepoys no respite. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub Meantime the General filled the gardens near the city walls with the sepoys, who kept up a sharp fire on the wall, while the light batteries opened hotly upon the works. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign They were, of course, no other than the three sepoys from Gyanema. In the Forbidden Land I ran out of the room and stood outside near the building until the sepoys began to come out. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Yet he feared to meet her eyes, and was glad of a saluting sepoy who swaggered jauntily past the open gate. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z As Nicholson, through his staff officer, Roberts, gave the order to "pile arms," the sepoys' faces fell. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub Soon the sepoy regiments, 12th and 25th, prolonged the line of fire to the left, coming into action successively in the same terrible manner. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign On the morning of the following day, she had got about a mile further from the water side, and near to a sepoy village. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals These contrivances are very clever," he said; "and there is no doubt that now your sepoys know how to make themselves and their officers very comfortable with the help only of jungle materials. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z At four o’clock in the afternoon they found the sepoy army drawn up behind a canal, with its right protected by another canal, and the center and left posted in fortified villages. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z It was all over in a very few minutes, and Nicholson was impressing upon the disarmed sepoys the warning that desertion would be punished by death. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub Major Teasdale, animating the sepoys of the 25th Regiment, rode violently down a gap in the Beloochees, and was there killed by shot and sabre. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Scarcely had Nuna ascended a few steps when half a company of sepoys, with a corporal and five English soldiers, and led by a British officer, appeared in front of the building. The Young Rajah After lunch the General inspected the defences and asked to see the sepoys man them. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then they seized a Hindu temple on the bank and held it until the sepoys piled burning timber against the rear walls and threw bags of powder on the fire! The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z In less than half an hour the sepoys turned tail, leaving some hundreds dead or wounded on the battlefield. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub Several times the sepoys, when their leaders were killed or disabled, slowly receded; but the General was always at the point of the greatest danger, and then manfully his swarthy soldiers recovered their ground. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Burnett’s insurgent cavalry had disappeared, and none of the mutinous sepoys were in sight, so they advanced as rapidly as the slow-stepping elephants could move. The Young Rajah The leaping flames showed up the targets, at which the sepoys fired through the loopholes of stockade and wall with very good results. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z She was petted by all with whom she came into contact, from the gilded staff of Government House down to the humblest sepoy and bearer. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert The natives, for all their innocent appearance, were sepoys carrying swords to a mutinous regiment which had been disarmed at Goodaspore. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub The Madras sappers and the other sepoys followed the glorious example. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign By the light of the pale moon which streamed through a window, he discovered in the further corner the form of a sepoy stretched on a mat. The Young Rajah Four months afterwards his sorrowing sepoys laid my cheery little comrade to rest in his grave in the deserted cemetery of Buxa. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “Then those scoundrels of sepoys must have reached the place, and, instead of their coming out to drill to-day, they will retreat once more.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Inquiries revealed the fact that the sepoys occupied a strong position at Najafgarh, where they had repaired the bridge across the river. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub His generosity was fruitless, for a sepoy plunged his bayonet into the man with the terrible cry of “Blood! blood!” Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign I see a body of sepoys with some English redcoats among them coming this way. The Young Rajah While Captain Balderston and I took up our abode in Forest Lodge, the sepoys bivouacked a few hundred yards away on a high bluff over a broad river-bed now almost dry. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Then we were being borne back, and the sepoys and armed rabble were over the earthworks in several directions. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Under the terrible fusillade the sepoys broke in confusion, and ran pell-mell for the bridge and the open country on the other side, only to be pursued and cut to pieces in large numbers. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub With scarcely a moment’s warning, military officers, civil servants of the Government, merchants, and others were set upon by the rebel sepoys and by the inhabitants of the city, and cut down without mercy. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign For if not, the men you take for sepoys may be the rebels themselves,” observed Reginald. The Young Rajah Then taking off my helmet I gave the command "Three cheers for the King Emperor!"; and the hills re-echoed the shouts of the sepoys. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “The whole city is in revolt against your people; the sepoy regiment has slain all its officers, and your own men are scattered Heaven knows where.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Very soon the ladders were brought, officers and men dropped down into the ditch, and away they all went, racing up the opposite slope and driving the sepoys before them. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub That afternoon, the sepoys who remained in the lines either deserted or revolted—a general flight took place; the Brigadier was one of the last to leave; and thus was Delhi lost. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Still the English soldiers advanced,—though the sepoys hung back, afraid of facing the tigress, and awed by Reginald’s daring attitude. The Young Rajah As one of the sepoys had his rifle with him, Sohanpal Singh took it and tried to get a shot at the animal. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Our men sent up a cheer, but we had to canter off, and take up a fresh position, for the sepoy skirmishers were close upon us, and shots began to whizz by our heads. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East The soldiers advanced some paces, wavered, re-formed, and wavered again as the sepoys' guns belched forth flame and death. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub A train of gunpowder was got ready, a bag was attached to the gates, they were blown open, and 39 sepoys were killed in the mosque. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Burnett ordered him to give them in charge of a party of sepoys, who were directed on no account to let them escape. The Young Rajah The sepoys proved themselves wonderfully ingenious craftsmen and made excellent furniture for our quarters. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Just then, though, we saw a fresh body of sepoys, many hundreds strong, debouching from a road some fifty yards from that by which we had issued from the place, evidently to intercept our friends. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Suddenly a sepoy leaned out of the window of a house close by and pointed his musket at the tall, commanding figure beneath him. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub The wicket was open, and through it, from above and from every side, came the bullets of the sepoys. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Before quitting it altogether, Reginald hurried back to the wounded sepoy, whom he was unwilling to leave to perish, as he undoubtedly would if deserted. The Young Rajah On a board above the gateway were painted the words "Fort Bower," the name given by the sepoys to the post in honour of our inspecting officer. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z You English officers and gentlemen have known nothing; but the sepoys and sowars have been prepared.” Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East No sooner had the sepoys of the 27th marched out to the quarters assigned them in the city than a crowd of ghazis fell upon them, massacring many of the poor fellows in cold blood. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub The saddest episode in the bloodstained history of the sepoy mutiny is the storming of Cawnpore. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Every day the news was that the sepoys had risen in fresh directions. The Young Rajah The sepoys were falling in in front of the quarter guard and the company orderlies were calling over the rolls by the light of lanterns to see if any of the men were missing. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The only thing I have been planning is to make sure those sepoy prisoners do not betray us. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East In the building were two companies of sepoys. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub In cantonments there were 3000 sepoy troops, and, including officers, 300 European combatants, and upwards of 700 European civilians, merchants, railway officials, shopkeepers, and women and children. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign While they were yet speaking, a sepoy without his musket came rushing up the hill, shouting out— “All have been cut to pieces!” The Young Rajah Never in my service had I seen the usually stolid sepoys so moved. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z We were called away to help at Miapore, where a sepoy regiment mutinied. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East Fortunately, the two other buildings in which Colonel Palmer and his sepoys had taken refuge, were close by. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub It was not till the middle of May that full credit was given to the fact that the great sepoy army of India was in revolt. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The brave sepoys have undoubtedly been destroyed to a man; but that should make us still more eager to avenge their death. The Young Rajah Again the cheering burst out from the sepoys and continued as the canoe was sent across the stream to bring over the prisoner and his captors. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z There was very little order among them in spite of their being, as their uniform showed, men of sepoy regiments, and their confusion was our opportunity. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East In the face of this development, the two friends came to the conclusion that the sepoys at Peshawur must be disarmed. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub So completely were the roads closed by the rebel sepoys, that news of their condition did not reach Lucknow, only fifty miles distant, till near the termination of the affair. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The sepoy had expressed a hope that the horses had been left in the stables, or Reginald would not have expected to find any there. The Young Rajah But the dark outlines of the distant mountains drew my gaze and brought the heads of my sepoys out of the carriage windows to stare at them. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z I am eager for them to come out before those scoundrelly sepoys give the rajah warning; and I am longing for them to stay for a full three-quarters of an hour yet. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East By six o'clock the same morning the colonels of the sepoy regiments had received their orders, and by seven the work of disarmament had begun. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub In time, the sepoys discovering that they were not likely to capture the fort while any of the heroic garrison remained alive, resolved to starve them to death. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Reginald, greatly surprised at the way in which the man spoke, for he had supposed him to be an ordinary sepoy, promised to follow his directions. The Young Rajah Our sepoys fared better than their British officers. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z If they bolt, the sepoys will be sure to do so, too; in fact, their position would be altogether untenable, for the Burmese could march round this flank and take them in rear. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Owing to the heavy musketry fire concentrated on them by the sepoys, the task was one which cost many valuable lives; but, like the true heroes they were, the engineers never flinched. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub On this occasion, Private McManus, 5th Regiment, kept outside the house, and continued behind a pillar, firing on the sepoys, to prevent their rushing into it, till he was himself wounded. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign I have written to the Company, begging them to send me a resident and a regiment or two of sepoys, to help me to keep order among all ranks. The Young Rajah They had released him at the urgent instance of a British captain and two hundred sepoys who had followed them up and captured three of their forts. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Owing to the unhealthiness of the islet of Shapuree, the sepoys stationed there had been withdrawn; and the Company's pilot vessel, Sophia, was ordered to join the gunboats off that island. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War They reached the great ditch, completed their examination of its depth and width, and were mounting to the breach itself when the alarmed sepoy sentries came running towards them. John Nicholson The Lion of the Punjaub This was partially accomplished, but the fire was extinguished by a sepoy of the Beloochee battalion. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign You have still a faithful band remaining with you; and the traitors cannot possibly be aware that you have requested the presence of an English resident, and a regiment of sepoys. The Young Rajah Scorning confinement she insisted on being allowed to wander loose about the Station, and, soon getting to know the sepoys' meal hours, visited the fort regularly. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Here he was joined by three companies of the 20th Native Infantry, bringing up his force to close upon a thousand; of whom about half were sepoys, and the rest native levies. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War And those guards could be taken in hand by some ground-fighter sergeant and given Sword-World weapons and tactical training; use them to train others; they'd need a sepoy army of some sort. Space Viking A native sergeant and a couple more sepoys followed. Oomphel in the Sky Orders were therefore given to scale the heights, and the lightly-clad sepoys quickly scrambled up them; but when they reached the summits, no enemies were to be seen. The Young Rajah So each of my sepoys had fitted himself out with a charpoy or native cot, a four-legged wooden bedstead with a string network bottom which makes a comfortable couch. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The main position was held by the sepoys, with the two six-pounders. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War When darkness fell, he went down and directed the sepoys to man only the loopholes in the front wall. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti A couple of sepoys were lugging the big globe that had been brought up from below after them. Oomphel in the Sky They are the families of Madras sepoys who have retired from regiments stationed in these places. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Such luxuries as basins and baths are unknown to the sepoy. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The sepoys suffered less in Aracan, losing only ten percent of their number, though nearly half the force were in hospital for some time. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Gradually his nickname changed, and he became known among the sepoys of the regiment as the "young sahib." Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Here the 22nd, with the two regiments of Bombay sepoys on their left, trusting chiefly to the bayonet, but firing occasional volleys, resisted the onslaught of Baluchī swordsmen in overwhelming numbers. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies It showed which was the better man, Englishman or sepoy, just as the retreat from Mexico showed which was the better man, Spaniard or Indian. True Words for Brave Men A squad of sepoys with �303 Lee-Enfield rifles was drawn up five paces in front of it and fired a volley at its forehead. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Their fury had abated by the time I came to myself, and I was carried up to Ava with some twenty sepoy prisoners. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Few of us would care to go through this campaign as sepoys--their work is terribly hard, poor fellows--to say nothing of the unpleasantness of having to live among the natives. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Under his leadership British regiments and Bombay sepoys alike did wonders. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies The sepoys were cowed from that day, just as the Mexicans were cowed after Otumba. True Words for Brave Men One of my sepoys, when on guard at Santrabari, fired at a wild elephant which was attacking our tame ones in the stables. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The Burmese opened fire as they advanced, but the sepoys marched gallantly forward, and drove the enemy out of their unfinished intrenchments at the point of the bayonet. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War The ground being perfectly open, and the fire of the enemy being steady and continuous, the two native officers and four sepoys were killed at once. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti In 1850 the rumblings of the storm, which was to break seven years later, could already be heard, and Napier had much anxiety over the mutinous spirit rising in the sepoy regiments. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies During the fighting in the mutiny of Indian sepoys, he proved himself a good swordsman as well; and even when he became Commander-in-chief, he would ride with a tent-pegging team of his own staff. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Thus equipped, we started out amidst the cheers of the sepoys, who had been deeply interested in the account of the fights we had had on the previous day. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z When not talking with him, Stanley marched at the head of the little party of prisoners--all of whom were sepoys, no quarter having been given to the native levies. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Captain Rowcroft, who was in command, had with him only a subadar and half a dozen sepoys, when a heavy fire was opened upon him. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The sepoy regiments were too largely recruited from one race, the Poorbeas of the North-west Province, and they were too numerous in proportion to the Europeans; vanity, greed, superstition, fear, all influenced their minds. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies This last act at once set the sepoy soldiers in an uproar. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers My Rajput sepoys would not eat the flesh of the former; for, like most Hindus, they imagined that its cloven hoof made it kin to the sacred cow. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z "Some of the officers had been killed, and most of them wounded, before the retreat began, sahib," one of the sepoys said apologetically, "and they were ten to one against us." On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War Harley stationed his men in the summer house to repel any attack and, with five sepoys, jumped down into the mine. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti His resignation was due to a dispute with Lord Dalhousie about the sepoys' pay. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies He had several narrow escapes from death, in hand-to-hand encounters with sepoys. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers On the 17th of May a Burmese force invaded Chittagong and drove a mixed sepoy and police detachment from its position at Ramu, but did not follow up its success. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" One night last week they attacked our post there, killed and wounded four of the sepoys, and drove the rest off the island. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War One of the sepoys fired, and must have hit a bag of gunpowder; for immediately there was a violent explosion, and the mine was blown up, from end to end. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Some of the sepoys went after it, entered the cave, killed the hyæna, and recovered the dog alive, and with but little damage done to it. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon The other sepoy took advantage of the opportunity to take steady aim at Roberts, point-blank, but the weapon missed fire. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers They attacked a party of sepoys within the frontier, and seized and carried off British subjects, while at all points their troops, moving in large bodies, assumed the most menacing positions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" If we fail we are but a lost javelin—an officer, a sepoy, a civilian and a handful of thieves—there are plenty more! The Lion of Petra During the attack four of the sepoys were killed, and six wounded. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The soldiers' rifles and cartridge-belts had been stripped from the dead bodies of British sepoys, killed on the frontier in the Kachin Hills. An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma A great many causes had led up to that terrible outbreak of the native soldiers, or sepoys, early in 1857. The Red Book of Heroes As we passed out of the courthouse, I signalled to two sepoys on guard there to follow us. Tales of Destiny No reproach on the character of their manners was ever alleged against their British officers by any section or subdivision of the sepoy soldiery. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The doctor had with him a handful of sepoys and Kashmir Rifles, and some stretcher bearers, under the command of a native officer. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Within twenty-four hours a work was organized which kept the sepoys occupied for all their leisure time. With Our Soldiers in France For five days the sepoys had been killing and plundering the British. The Red Book of Heroes The informer had been confined in the public prison, guarded by two sepoys. Tales of Destiny The most prejudiced Frenchman could not fail to observe that no sepoy regiment ever alluded to any rigour of treatment, or any haughtiness of demeanour. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Stewart and Gough had both taken their turns in carrying the guns, and both gave their snow glasses to sepoys who were without them. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti During the whole of this conflict, the ladies and women remained exposed to the view of the sepoys. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) The expected siege did not begin till June 6, when the plain which surrounds Cawnpore was black with sepoys, led by the treacherous Nana. The Red Book of Heroes An unseen tyrant and four miserable companies of sepoys executed all the horrible things that we have mentioned. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) The high commissioned officers, as the captain, lieutenant, &c., are always British; but the non-commissioned officers are always native Hindoos—that is, sepoys. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The remainder of the flour was distributed among the sepoys, and as much grain was taken as carriage could be found for. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Were those sepoys that brought in the prisoners part of the Nabob's army, or were they any British troops?—A. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) Once more the sepoys re-formed, but always nearer the city, and their deadly fire was directed full upon us. The Red Book of Heroes And yet, knowing this, he sent one unarmed Resident to give the orders, and four unarmed companies of sepoys to support him. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12) These atrocities were exacted from the sepoys by the conclave of princes as tests of their sincerity. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The officers were comparatively well off, as they had plenty of horse flesh; but this the sepoys would not eat. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Then the Rajah retired to a sort of stone pavilion, or bastion, to perform his devotions, the guard of sepoys attending him in this act of religion. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) First, boats were collected, and as the boatmen secretly sided with the sepoys, the hundreds of little craft generally to be seen on the river had vanished. The Red Book of Heroes We troop out to distribute rifles to the sepoys, who are supposed to protect the unarmed beaters. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 The murder of the men was extorted from the sepoy as a kind of sacrifice. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg His vivacity and good spirits surprised the sepoys who, as a whole, were grave men, though they bore their hardships uncomplainingly. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti They came to a resolution of driving them in by force, and gave orders to their sepoys to beat any one of the women who should attempt to move forward. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Opposite 12,000 sepoys were drawn up, the right flank being protected by a swamp. The Red Book of Heroes Also with only two guns and three sepoys we walked over as many as we put up. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years But this in many ways was sure to operate ruinously for the sepoy interests, and could therefore have found a sufficient motive only with the native princes. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The supply of ghee, which forms so prominent a part in the diet of the natives, had already given out; and the sepoys had nothing but a scanty allowance of flour to maintain life. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti During the whole of this conflict, all the ladies and women remained exposed to the view of the sepoys. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) At length a detachment advanced to a little temple further up the road, which was held by the sepoys, and succeeded in turning them out. The Red Book of Heroes Coy. had to find a firing party to shoot a havildar, a lance-naik and a sepoy for cowardice in face of the enemy. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Under these miserable thoughts the vast majority of the sepoys robbed largely, as opportunities continually opened upon them. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg One of the sepoys at once fell dead, and another was wounded. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The sepoys consequently assembled; and each one being provided with a bludgeon, they drove them by dint of beating into the zenanah. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) Here the sepoys were awaiting them, but they were soon put to flight and some guns captured. The Red Book of Heroes Company had to find a firing party to shoot three Indians, two N.C.Os. and one sepoy, for cowardice in the face of the enemy. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Once only the government attempted such a service; and blundered so far as to urge against the sepoys a reproach which must have been unintelligible both to them and to all native readers. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Lisle entered fully into the general feeling, and his eyes glistened as he listened to the sepoys talking of the expeditions in which they had taken part. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti It is a curious thing to see the gallant sepoy on a march, attended by his pet lambs, with necklaces of ribbons and white shells, and ears and feet dyed of an orange colour. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 429 Volume 17, New Series, March 20, 1852 This the sepoy refused, saying that he did not know what caste the man was of, and his pot might be defiled if he drank from it. The Red Book of Heroes Men were deployed in the yard, Gurkhas mainly, with a few Kashmir sepoys, and the loud harsh voice of Andover was raised to give orders. The Half-Hearted Note that sepoy, as colloquially it is called, but sipahee, as in books it is often written, does not mean Hindoo or Hindoo soldier, but is simply the Hindoo word for soldier. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg I should only be asked a few questions by the sepoys of my company. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Now and again, too, in such pauses, the clear air pulsed with the tramp of the rearguard in the lower folds of the hills—sepoys and comrades of the 78th and 94th. Hetty Wesley The country lying between the two generals was covered with small detachments of sepoys carefully entrenched, and it seemed impossible for any man to pass through them. The Red Book of Heroes The thing in question, which was driven by a sepoy in bright yellow pyjamas, stopped at the Logans' gate. The Half-Hearted Surely five-and-twenty or thirty men, in youthful vigour, many of them capital shots, could easily have shot down 150 of the cowardly sepoys. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Then he examined and tried on the uniform of the dead sepoy; which Robah had, that evening, received from the risaldar. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Early in December, 1803, in the cool decline of a torrid day, a small British force—mixed regulars and sepoys—threaded its way among the mountains of Berar. Hetty Wesley Whenever the sepoys chose to grumble, which was very often indeed, their grievances were listened to, and they were generally given what they wanted—and next time, of course, they wanted more. The Red Book of Heroes Kashmir sepoys, an untidy race, still took their ease in the sun, and soldiers of South India from the Imperial Service Troops showed their odd accoutrements and queer race mixtures. The Half-Hearted If they do mean this, no harm will come to any party from the official dispensing order; the sepoys could suffer by it only in the case of treachery. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg It seems like keeping one friend, while I am cut off from all others; though I dare say I shall make some new ones among the sepoys. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti We soon ascertained that a party of about 250 men had in the first instance attacked the powder magazine and gun-shed, which were very near our house, but a guard of sepoys had repelled them. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons Here sir Hugh Wheeler was in command, and having spent his whole life among the sepoys it was long before he would believe in the tales of their treason. The Red Book of Heroes With the news of the outbreak at Meerut the demeanour of the regiment became more sullen and menacing, and it was accordingly decided at once to disarm the sepoys. The Story of the Guides Some of our hollow friends in France, Belgium, &c., profess to read in this hatred an undeniable inference that we must have treated the sepoys harshly, else how explain an animosity so deadly. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg At the same moment a fierce attack was made on a party of sepoys who had also come out. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti All our attempts to communicate intelligence of our situation to the people in Maulmain and Mergui were defeated, and the heavy rains soon affected the health of the sepoys. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons But although Havelock's force had successfully won its way into the residency of Lucknow, the town was in no way 'relieved,' for the British troops were few and the sepoys many. The Red Book of Heroes Nudging his bedfellow hard, the sepoy said: "Awake, sluggard, I wish to go and pray." The Story of the Guides For the sepoys, although their affliction took the shape of silver, and not of copper, virtually it was not less, considering the far more blazing sun. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg I have been looking up the list of the deceased sepoys, and I find that a recruit of the same name died, two days before we marched. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti But God interposed in our behalf, and sent a heavy shower of rain, which extinguished the fire while the sepoys repelled the assailants. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons On they flew, cavalry and gunners, wheeling so as to get behind the right of the sepoys, while Eyre's artillery, stationed in the road, raked with fire the centre and the left. The Red Book of Heroes We had four sepoys severely wounded, and almost the whole of our feet dreadfully cut. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants These, when they come, will tell us, no doubt, most of what the sepoys can be supposed to know. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg "That is what I should have given to any sepoy who made so useful a shot, and it will be rather fun to see how he takes it." Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The English, hearing of this robbery, stationed a guard at the Mission-house of two sepoys or native soldiers. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons One boat alone out of the whole thirty-nine managed to float down the stream, and the men in it landed and took refuge in a little temple, the maddened sepoys at their heels. The Red Book of Heroes It was really admirable to observe the patience of the sepoys and Bengal convicts on this occasion. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The sepoy simulated, in order that he might dissimulate. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Lieutenant Jones then again fell back, two of his party having been killed and one mortally wounded, and the lieutenant and nine sepoys wounded. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti "I was thinking that perhaps they might be messengers, for our sepoys are not stationed here, and come but on such errands." Caste But the fourteen Englishmen were desperate, and drove back their enemies again and again, till the sepoys heaped wood outside the walls and set it on fire. The Red Book of Heroes It now consists of Lieutenant Dare, Mr. Alexander, surgeon, seventy sepoys, including officers, twenty-seven lascars and Bengal convicts, and eleven of the bugis-guard. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants It was no sepoy that was moving at the centre of this feud: the objects towards which it ultimately tended were not such as could by possibility interest the poor, miserable, idolatrous native. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The sepoys had now regular rations of meat. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti "I tried to save the two sepoys, and one was a sergeant, but I was stricken down with a wound and it was in the way of treachery." Caste My sepoys offered Ali eight rupees to take them to the coast, thus it has been a regularly organized conspiracy. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 On our approach the women and children ran to their ladangs, being, as their husbands informed us, afraid of the sepoys. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants And those authorities who had tolerated Colonel Wheler for months, might consistently tolerate this presumption in the sepoy for a year. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg One sepoy was stabbed to the heart by a fanatic, who rushed at his bayonet and, pushing himself along, fell dead as he struck his fatal blow. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The big brass cannon that is called 'The Humbler of Cities,' goes forth to speak its order, and with it are sepoys to feed it the food of destruction. Caste A sepoy now came up having given his musket to a man to carry, who therefore demanded payment. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 These however proved stronger than was expected, and, making a sally from their kampongs, attacked the sergeant's party and killed a sepoy, whom he was obliged to abandon. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants But darker and more unfathomable is the mystery which invests the sepoy insurrection. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg I don't mean to be killed if I can help it," Lisle said; "but if I am, I shall be buried as one of the sepoys. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti When the huge cannon had rumbled by, and behind it had passed a company of sepoys on foot, Barlow turned his horse into the jungle for Gulab. Caste All who resolved on skulking or other bad behaviour invariably took up with the sepoys; their talk seemed to suit evil-doers, and they were such a disreputable-looking lot that I was quite ashamed of them. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 We had one sepoy killed and several of the detachment wounded by the ranjaus. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants And, in the meantime, there has emerged amongst them a new policy of treason, which requires of us to assume, in mere self-defence, that all sepoys are meditating treason. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Mexico conveyed him to the Indian continent: he was there confined in the fortress of Vellore, famous for the bloody mutiny amongst the Company's sepoy troops, so bloodily suppressed. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843 "But it is the message, Sahib, that is more than the life of a sepoy, is it not?" Caste I sent a note to be read to the sepoys stating that I had seen their disobedience, unwillingness, and skulking, and as soon as I received the havildar's formal evidence, I would send them back. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 The sepoy officer and many men ill of fluxes and fevers, and lame with swelled and sore feet. 24th. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The male murders were levied as pledges for the benefit of the princes, and very distinctly understood to be levied against the wishes of the sepoy. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Successive and piecemeal, they would have incited the sepoys to mutiny and the turbulent to insurrection.' Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Dewan Sewlal was in a shiver of apprehension over the killing of the two sepoys; there would be trouble over this if the Resident came to know of it. Caste I sent back a sepoy, giving him provisions; he sat down in the first village, ate all the food, and returned. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 The common instincts and the common dangers of their profession create often singularly strong ties of regard and affection between the sepoy of all ranks and his British officers—especially on campaign. Indian Unrest What was the meaning of that hellish fury suddenly developed towards officers with whom previously the sepoy had lived on terms of reciprocal amity? The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg Officers and men tried in vain to push off the boats; three only floated, and of these two drifted to the opposite side, where sepoys were waiting to murder the passengers. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief In a heavy fog, about daybreak, Clive came up at the head of a mixed force of king's troops, sepoys and sailors, some two thousand men in all. In Clive's Command A Story of the Fight for India I observed him associating too much with the sepoys; and often felt inclined to reprove him, as their conversation is usually very bad, but I could not of my own knowledge say so. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 In consequence of your determination respecting the Nabob's sepoys, &c., every charge under that head has been struck out of our account of expenses. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) Hence the sepoy attacks upon women and children. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey—Vol. 1 With a Preface and Annotations by James Hogg The late Sir George Campbell, in his interesting memoirs, says: 'The Mutiny was a sepoy revolt, not a Hindu rebellion.' Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief |
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