Excerpt from The Defence of Cawnpore: By the Troops Under the Order of Major General Charles A. Windham, C. B., In Nov., 1857 Preliminary remarks - The garrison of Lucknow - their critical position in N member - Departure of the Commander-in-chief - The garrison of Can pore - Description of the intrenchment - its defects - General Windham's instructions - His active measures and preparations - The Gwalior Con tingent - their previous inaction - Perilous position of Cawnpore - The Gwa lior Contingent cross the Jumna about ...
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Excerpt from The Defence of Cawnpore: By the Troops Under the Order of Major General Charles A. Windham, C. B., In Nov., 1857 Preliminary remarks - The garrison of Lucknow - their critical position in N member - Departure of the Commander-in-chief - The garrison of Can pore - Description of the intrenchment - its defects - General Windham's instructions - His active measures and preparations - The Gwalior Con tingent - their previous inaction - Perilous position of Cawnpore - The Gwa lior Contingent cross the Jumna about the middle of N ovember - Detail of their position and numbers - Probability of their attacking Cawnpore Increased exertions of General Windham - His garrison increased - His con stant communications to the chief of the staff at Lucknow - The three courses open to General Windham - l. To attack the enemy in detail - 2. To take up a defensive position outside the city of Cawnpore - a. To defend the intrenchment - Details of his views on all these three plans - The ad vantages and objections considered - The canal scheme - The communica tions with Lucknow interrupted - General Windham's anxieties increase His uncertainty as to the safety of the army at Lucknow - The threatening position of the Gwalior Contingent - The post at Bunnee Bridge surprised by the Oude mutineers - A Madras regiment and two guns detached there Arrival of a note from Lucknow concealed in a quill - Its important con tents - Difficulty of complying with its instructions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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