This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Sepoy Regiments objected to march to Scinde, on account of which, the 34th Native Infantry was disbanded at Meerut. When the Punjab was occupied the Batta or extra pay question sprang up, and then it was that Col. Bradford occupied the Fort of Govindghurh, at Amritzir, with his cavalry. Government was never certain ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...Sepoy Regiments objected to march to Scinde, on account of which, the 34th Native Infantry was disbanded at Meerut. When the Punjab was occupied the Batta or extra pay question sprang up, and then it was that Col. Bradford occupied the Fort of Govindghurh, at Amritzir, with his cavalry. Government was never certain what would please or displease a native Oude soldier, or one recruited from the northern portion of Bengal. Whilst the native infantry, and regular cavalry, and native artillery men mostly come from Oude; the irregular cavalry came from about Delhi, Rohilcund and our North West Provinces, and Sir John was of opinion that the latter would remain loyal, but he was mistaken. The native soldier was dressed like an English soldier in a scarlet uniform; the regular cavalry soldier had a light blue uniform, his accoutrements were all after the English pattern, and he was mounted on a Government horse bred at one of our studs. The irregular cavalry soldier brought his own horse, was clothed and armed after a native fashion, and a Regiment was often called after the officer, who raised or commanded it. Thus we had Skinner's Horse, Hodson's Horse, Tait's Horse and Quin's Horse. Many of the native infantry regiments were also known by the names of the officers, who raised them in former days, the Moffat and so on. The Punjab frontier never had much intercourse with the Sepoy element; for the military, or civil Police never had any particular business in cantonments, where the Sepoy soldier lived a stranger and a foreigner. The Punjabee soldier hated the soldier from Oude, whose tongue was often too sharp on the score of food, religion and caste. The Punjabee knew that he had been conquered; but felt conscious that man for man, he was far in advance of the O...
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