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Some portraits from the British side: Lord Canning, Sir Colin Campbell, Sir Henry Havelock, Sir James Outram
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| There were danger signals, many involving the notorious greased cartridges; some troops were disarmed, in a precaution that also increased the disaffection |
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It began as a real mutiny, in MEERUT; then the rebel sepoys at once made for Delhi, and took over the palace and the city.
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| "The Eldest Son of the King of Delhi,
his treasurer, and his physician," as they looked to the Illustrated London News |
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One of the rebel chieftains of Bengal, Raja Kunvar Singh
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| The rebel Maratha chieftain Nana Sahib |
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A vivid look, through British eyes, at Tantia
Tope's troops
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| Some other contemporary impressions of the (actual or potential) combatants |
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The story of an English officer who was also in some sense an Indian
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| The famous Residency in Lucknow-- before, and after |
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Some pages from an album of drawings by an officer who had been besieged in the Lucknow Residency
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| Battles were always at least partly Indian vs. Indian combats; in the absence of military discipline, the rebels fought furiously but erratically |
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Not only the rebels, but the British too, were depicted as eagerly looting the places they conquered
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| Reinforcements were rapidly mobilized, and most of them were bound for Delhi |
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The storming of Kashmiri Gate-- a high point in British memory
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| The capture of Bahadur Shah, who had taken refuge in Humayun's Tomb |
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As town after town was retaken, many captives were executed on the spot, on mere suspicion; some of the most determined rebels fled north into Nepal
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| Some captured rebels considered to be ringleaders were blown from the mouths of cannons, a form of death repugnant to both Muslims and Hindus |
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Memorials were built for the British dead; and the Prince of Wales made a special point of honoring loyal veterans during his visit in 1876
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| The Rani of Jhansi too is nowadays vividly
memorialised |
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