. A history of the Indian mutiny and of the disturbances which accompanied it among the civil population;. lacksmith burst itopen: five more gates yielded to his strength; but suddenlythe alarm was given, and a gun opened fire on the daringassailants. On they went in spite of it, till, as they turned intoa narrow lane leading to the fort, a number of Mahomedanfanatics fell upon them. Then ensued a desperate struggle. Forsome minutes the event was doubtful. At last Rose gatheredhis men together, and made a rush: the enemy were over-powered : the fortress was won; but Rose fell mortallywounded.
. A history of the Indian mutiny and of the disturbances which accompanied it among the civil population;. lacksmith burst itopen: five more gates yielded to his strength; but suddenlythe alarm was given, and a gun opened fire on the daringassailants. On they went in spite of it, till, as they turned intoa narrow lane leading to the fort, a number of Mahomedanfanatics fell upon them. Then ensued a desperate struggle. Forsome minutes the event was doubtful. At last Rose gatheredhis men together, and made a rush: the enemy were over-powered : the fortress was won; but Rose fell mortallywounded. That day Sindhia, accompanied by Sir Robert Hamilton and Sindhia Charters Macpherson, re-entered his capital. The re-enters General and a number of officers of rank went outto meet him : a squadron of the 8th Hussars anda squadron of the 14th Light Dragoons escorted him to hispalace; and the streets through which he passed were throngedby thousands of citizens, who greeted him with enthusiasticacclamations.^ ^ Calcutta Gazette, , 1859, Suppl. pp. 1-20. In the five Jays opera- To /ivce pa^e 5U. London ; MacmiUan & C? 1} StojiTordi Geof-SsiaS, ZondoTL 1858 PURSUIT OF TANTIA TOPI 541 Meanwhile Napier, in obedience to the order which he hadreceived from the General, was pursuing the flyingrebels. They numbered four thousand men ; while Tdntia.*^Napier had only five hundred and sixty cavalryand a battery of horse-artillery. On the 22nd he overtookthem at Jaora Alipur. Only a few shots had fallen amongthem, when their ranks began to waver: Captain Lightfootsgunners limbered up and galloped down upon them; and the14th Light Dragoons and the Hyderabad cavalry, riding theirhardest to keep up with that wonderful artillery,^ joined in thecharge. In a few minutes all was over.^ Between three andfour hundred of the rebels were slain ; and Tantia Topi and theKao Sahib, leaving all their guns upon the field of battle, fledacross the Chambal into Eajputana. Beaten and disgraced, depri
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