Forty-One Years in India : From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
Forty-One Years in India : From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief
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On our right, where the memorial monument now stands, it was about 1,200 yards, at the Flagstaff Tower about a mile and a half, and at the end near the river nearly two miles and a half. This rendered our left comparatively safe, and it was behind the Bidge in this direction that the main part of our camp was pitched. The Flagstaff Tower in the centre was the general rendezvous for the non-combatants, and for those of the sick and wounded who were able to move about, as they could assemble ther...e and hear the news from the front without much risk of injury from the enemy's fire.
The Flagstaff Tower is interesting from the fact that it was here the residents from the cantonment of Delhi assembled to make a stand, on hearing that the rebels from Meerut were murdering the British officers on duty within the city, that the three Native regiments and battery of Field Artillery had joined the mutineers, and that at any Digitized by LjOOQ IC 1857] THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER 159 moment they themselves might expect to be attacked.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
On our right, where the memorial monument now stands, it was about 1,200 yards, at the Flagstaff Tower about a mile and a half, and at the end near the river nearly two miles and a half. This rendered our left comparatively safe, and it was behind the Bidge in this direction that the main part of our camp was pitched. The Flagstaff Tower in the centre was the general rendezvous for the non-combatants, and for those of the sick and wounded who were able to move about, as they could assemble ther...e and hear the news from the front without much risk of injury from the enemy's fire.
The Flagstaff Tower is interesting from the fact that it was here the residents from the cantonment of Delhi assembled to make a stand, on hearing that the rebels from Meerut were murdering the British officers on duty within the city, that the three Native regiments and battery of Field Artillery had joined the mutineers, and that at any Digitized by LjOOQ IC 1857] THE FLAGSTAFF TOWER 159 moment they themselves might expect to be attacked.
What to read after Forty-One Years in India : From Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914 to read onlineMoreLess
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