CONTENTS

CHAPTER I

PAGES

The Causes of the Revolt, arid the Sipahi Mutiny—Lord Dalhousie's
Character—His Want of Sympathy with Native Feeling—
Momentous Act of annexing Oudh—Drastic Reorganisation of
Land Revenue System—Discontent of the Brahmans—Appre¬
hensions of Abolition of Caste—^Religious Feelings excited—
Gradual Loss of Efficiency in the Native Army—Mutinous
Outrage at Barrackpur—Outbreak at Meerut—Inefficiency of
Senior Officers—Determined Courage of Chamberlain at Multan
—Distinguished Conduct of Hugh Gough, Alfred Light—
Melville Clarke—Captain Craigie—Loyalty of a Subahdar—
nth Bengal Infantry — Marvellous Courage of Major
MacDonald         ....... 1-18

CHAPTER II

The Characteristics of the Hindustani Soldier—Seniority Promotion
and its bad Effects — Grievances of the Sipahis—Their fine
Qualities brought out by efficient Commanding Officers —
Seldom act well under their own Countrymen—Lord Ellen-
borough forbids the Payment of Tribute to the King of Dehli—
Escape of Sir Theophilus Metcalfe—Massacre of Europeans at
Dehli—Heroic Conduct of Lieutenant Willoughby—Instances of
humane Conduct of Natives—Highest Civil Authorities fail to
recognise Gravity of Outbreak-r-Lord Elphinstone more far-
seeing—Benares, Description of—Colonel Neill arrives at—
Mutiny of the Native Garrison—Loyal Conduct of Surat Singh  19-36

CHAPTER III

The Panjab and North-West Provinces—Mian-Mir—Peshawar—
Mardan — Ghazi-ud-din — Aligarh — Rohilkhand—Allahabad—
Badli-ki-Serai—Panjab Board of Administration^—The Lawrence
Brothers-—John Lawrence's Mistakes—Henry's more sympa¬
thetic Nature—-Outbreak  at  Mian-Mir—Prompt   Decision  of