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Twelve Years of a Soldier’s Life in India

by W. S. R. Hodson

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Chapter V

ANNEXATION OF PUNJAUB—INCREASE OF CORPS OF GUIDES AT PESHAWUR—TRANSFER TO CIVIL DEPARTMENT AS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER—April, 1849-April, 1850

Chapter VI

TOUR IN CASHMERE AND THIBET WITH SIR HENRY LAWRENCE—TRANSFER TO CIS-SUTLEJ PROVINCES—June, 1850-Oct. 1851

Chapter VII

MARRIAGE—COMMAND OF THE GUIDES—PESHAWUR—EUZOFZAI—FRONTIER WARFARE—MURDÂN—Jan. 1852-Nov. 1854

Chapter VIII

REVERSES—UNJUST TREATMENT—OFFICIAL ENMITY—LOSS OF COMMAND—SUPPRESSION OF REPORT—RETURN TO REGIMENTAL DUTIES—BETTER PROSPECTS—MAJOR TAYLOR’S REPORT—TESTIMONY OF SIR R. NAPIER—MR. MONTGOMERY—Nov. 1854-May, 1857

Part II — Narrative of the Delhi Campaign, 1857, 1858

Chapter I

OUTBREAK OF REBELLION—MARCH DOWN TO DELHI FROM DUGSHAI WITH FIRST EUROPEAN BENGAL FUSILEERS—APPOINTMENT TO INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT—RIDE FROM KURNAL TO MEERUT TO OPEN COMMUNICATION—ORDER TO RAISE REGIMENT—DEATH OF GENERAL ANSON—May 10th-June 8th

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