Forty-one years in India eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,042 pages of information about Forty-one years in India.

Forty-one years in India eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,042 pages of information about Forty-one years in India.
  in fight at Khudaganj;
  wins the V.C.;
  at the siege of Lucknow;
  with Outram at capture of the Chakar Kothi;
  meets Jung Bahadur;
  complimented by the Commander-in-Chief;
  his views on the Mutiny;
  on our present position in India;
  takes furlough;
  marries;
  receives the V.C. from the hands of the Queen;
  returns to India;
  refuses post in Revenue Survey;
  accompanies Lord Canning on his Viceregal progress;
  loses chance of service in China;
  visits Simla;
  accompanies Lord Canning through Central India;
  returns to Simla;
  ordered to Allahabad;
  accompanies Commander-in-Chief on tour;
  returns to Simla;
  again on tour with Commander-in-Chief;
  has a sunstroke;
  made A.Q.M.G.;
  serves with Umbeyla expedition;
  too junior to be a Lieutenant-Colonel;
  voyage round the Cape;
  at home again;
  returns to India;
  serves with Abyssinian Expedition;
  bearer of the Abyssinian despatches;
  first A.Q.M.G.;
  returns to India;
  birth of daughter;
  serves with Lushai Expedition;
  receives the C.B.;
  officiating Q.M.G.;
  with the Prince of Wales at Delhi;
  first meeting with Lord Lytton;
  takes part in the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi;
  accepts command of Punjab Frontier Force;
  assumes command of Kuram Field Force;
  shortcomings of his column;
  his able staff;
  advances into the Kuram valley;
  takes the Peiwar Kotal;
  devotion of his orderlies;
  congratulated by the Queen;
  hampered by want of transport;
  punishment of treachery;
  action at Khost;
  misrepresented in the House of Commons;
  dismisses a war correspondent;
  holds a Queen’s birthday parade;
  farewell to Cavagnari;
  serves on the Army Commission;
  his recommendations gradually carried out;
  appointed Commander of Kabul Field Force;
  starts for Kabul;
  correspondence with Yakub Khan;
  issues a Proclamation to the people of Kabul;
  meeting with Yakub Khan;
  issues a Proclamation and an order;
  takes the Shutargardan;
  defeats the Afghans at Charasia;
  advances on Kabul;
  instructions from the Government of India;
  inspects the Embassy and the Bala Hissar;
  receives abdication of Yakub Khan;
  issues a Proclamation;
  makes a formal entry into Kabul;
  adopts measures for carrying on administration;
  misrepresented in House of Commons;
  congratulated by the Queen and the Viceroy;
  wintering at Kabul;
  attacked by the tribesmen on all sides;
  life saved by Mazr Ali;
  storming of the Takht-i-Shah;
  further attacks;
  concentrates his forces at Sherpur;
  strengthens his defences;
  arrests Daud Shah;
  defeats and disperses the tribesmen;
  reopens communication with India;
  issues a Proclamation;
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