Category: History - British

Military Service and Adventures in the Far East: Vol. 2 (of 2) Including Sketches of the Campaigns Against the Afghans in 1839, and the Sikhs in 1845-6.

The British forces cross the Sutlej, and are concentrated at Kussoor--Visit of Ghoolab Singh and Dhuleep Singh to the Governor-general--The army advance to Lahore--The Sikh army disperse, and surrender their guns 249

Chapters

19. CHAPTER VII.

On the 27th of January, all the reinforcements which had been on the march to join our column had arrived, and Colonel Godby's force, part of which were in Loodiana, moved out i...

17. CHAPTER V.

On the morning of the 19th, intelligence was brought by the spies that the whole forces of the Sikhs had resolved upon advancing to attack the British army at Moodkee. Preparati...

18. CHAPTER VI.

During the first week in January, the reserve force, under Sir John Grey, joined the main column of the army, and took post near the river, along which pickets were thrown out b...

15. CHAPTER III.

After two years' absence, early in October, 1845, I disembarked from one of those monster steamers at Calcutta, by whose assistance the months occupied in our former intercourse...

16. CHAPTER IV.

Under the circumstances thus briefly detailed, it would appear to have been expedient to bring matters at once to a crisis; for this annual threatening posture assumed by the gi...

23. CHAPTER XI.

The restrictions regarding officers visiting the city of Lahore being removed, we hastened to take advantage of this liberty. The streets and bazaars were so thronged with inhab...

21. CHAPTER IX.

It has before been mentioned, that the Sikh entrenchments presented to us a semicircular figure, the rear of their position resting on the re-entering sinuosity of the river. On...

14. CHAPTER II.

All chance of active service in India being apparently over, I availed myself of leave of absence, and began preparations for my journey towards Bombay. The route through centra...

22. CHAPTER X.

THE BRITISH FORCES CROSS THE SUTLEJ, AND ARE CONCENTRATED AT KUSSOOR--VISIT OF GHOOLAB SINGH AND DHULEEP SINGH TO THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL--THE ARMY ADVANCE TO LAHORE--THE SIKH ARMY...

20. CHAPTER VIII.

Sir Harry Smith's forces, with the exception of details of native troops, left for the protection of Loodiana, having been recalled to head-quarters, commenced their march on th...

13. CHAPTER I.

After the breaking up of the army of the Indus, Sir John Keane proceeded down the Indus, and shortly afterwards embarked for England, where those honours, titles, and pecuniary...

1. Volume I: see https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55844

11. CHAPTER X.

The British forces cross the Sutlej, and are concentrated at Kussoor--Visit of Ghoolab Singh and Dhuleep Singh to the Governor-general--The army advance to Lahore--The Sikh army...

9. CHAPTER VIII.

6. CHAPTER V.

8. CHAPTER VII.

4. CHAPTER III.

7. CHAPTER VI.

12. CHAPTER XI.

2. CHAPTER I.

5. CHAPTER IV.

10. CHAPTER IX.

3. CHAPTER II.