A short history of England . cials, and merchants together with their families, and massacred men, women, andchildren. Delhi,Lucknow, andCawnpore werethe most impor-tant centers of therevolt. It did notspread into thedistricts of Madrasand Bombay, nor into the newly annexed district of the Punjab,but for a few weeks in June, July, and August, 1857, all northernIndia seemed to have fallen again into the possession of the nativeraces. The English were either suffering siege and massacreor, scattered in small bodies, were confronting masses of revoltednative soldiers vastly superior in numbers. V
A short history of England . cials, and merchants together with their families, and massacred men, women, andchildren. Delhi,Lucknow, andCawnpore werethe most impor-tant centers of therevolt. It did notspread into thedistricts of Madrasand Bombay, nor into the newly annexed district of the Punjab,but for a few weeks in June, July, and August, 1857, all northernIndia seemed to have fallen again into the possession of the nativeraces. The English were either suffering siege and massacreor, scattered in small bodies, were confronting masses of revoltednative soldiers vastly superior in numbers. Vet the courage and the discipline of these bodies of Englishtroops and the vigor and skill of their officers rapidly won backthe territories that had been lost. A body of a few hundred inone place and a small army of a few thousand in anotherdefeated the mutinous sepoys in engagement after troops were brought from the loyal districts, and otherswho were on their way to China were turned aside to India when. Small Coin struck in a Native Mint underEnglish Protection
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