Category: Biographies
My first Experiences in the Regiment--Toby White--The Castle Guard--Changes in Ireland--Donnybrook Fair--Half-a-crown’s worth of Fighting--Ordered to Malta--Affairs in Syria--Irishmen and Scotchmen--Transports--A Cruel Joke--Amusements at Malta--Cruise to Candia and Greece--An...
My first Experiences in the Regiment--Toby White--The Castle Guard--Changes in Ireland--Donnybrook Fair--Half-a-crown’s worth of Fighting--Ordered to Malta--Affairs in Syria--Ir...
2. CHAPTER II.Tralee--A Venturesome Feat--Old Pate--An Irish Cornet--Paddy Oysters--Ordered to Barbadoes--Grenada--Captain Astley’s Creole--St. George’s--Land-crab Catching--Turtle-turning--A...
3. CHAPTER III.Return to England--Paris--English and French Officers--Un véritable Rosbif--Plum Poudin--Touching Courtesy--Isle of Wight--Parkhurst Barracks--Election at Cowes--A Tipsy Driver-...
4. CHAPTER IV.Enchanting Scene--Loss of Baggage-horses--Sir George Brown’s Order--Identification of Lost Horses--Dealings with the Peasantry--Foraging--Cholera in Bulgaria--Disagreeable Mista...
5. CHAPTER V.Sent Tumbling into a Ditch--Sir Houston Stewart--Ordered to England--Fearful Accident on H.M.S. _Belleisle_--Lisbon--Cholera--A Magnificent Regiment--The _Ulysses_--A Scotch Cap...
6. CHAPTER VI.By Train to Delhi--The Railway Station in 1866--Bridge of Boats--Palace of Delhi--The Jumna--Musjid--Reminiscences of Delhi--Valuable Copy of the Koran--Autobiography of Sultan...
7. CHAPTER VII.8. CHAPTER VIII.March to Kohalla--Crossing the Jhellum--Accident to a Boat--Ascent of the Dunna Pass--Barradurries, or Refuges--Tomb of a Young Cavalry Officer--Sudden Storm--Chikar--The Doctor...
9. CHAPTER IX.Medical Science in Cashmere--Long and Fatiguing March-- Chikoti--Fort of Oree--Faqueers--Bridge of Ropes--An Old Friend--Playful Monkeys--Temple of Bhumniar--Primitive Fishing--...
10. CHAPTER X.Chowni--Srinagur--Wooden Bathing-houses--Baboo Mohas Chander--Our Future Domicile--‘Me come Up’--Our Shikarrah--Summud Shah, the Shawl-merchant--Ancient Temples--The Manufacture...
11. CHAPTER XI.Journey to the Nishat Bagh--Floating Gardens--Superfine Joe--Isle of Chenars--Inscription--Nightingales--Sudden Storm--Sunbul--An Irishman’s Dinner--The Guardian of the Lake--Ga...
12. CHAPTER XII.Gond--Officer of the Connaught Rangers--A State Prisoner-- Our Gascon Captain--Silvertail--M’Kay on Eastern Mountain Scenery--The Walloor Lake--Palhallan--Our Chokedar--Taken fo...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Visit to Islamabad--Avantipore--Kunbul--Pitching our Camp--Travelling Camp Fashion--Palace of Sirkari Bagh--Anut Nag, the Sacred Spring--Shawl Manufactory--Visit to the Garden a...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Last Wanderings in Cashmere--Lalpari--Return to Murree--A Murree Cart--Return to Military Life--Fever in the Regiment--Death of M’Kay--Ordered to Agra--Intelligence of Elephants...
15. CHAPTER XV.16. CHAPTER XVI.17. CHAPTER I.MY FIRST EXPERIENCES IN THE REGIMENT--TOBY WHITE--THE CASTLE GUARD--CHANGES IN IRELAND--DONNYBROOK FAIR--HALF-A-CROWN’S WORTH OF FIGHTING--ORDERED TO MALTA--AFFAIRS IN SYRIA--IR...
18. CHAPTER I.In the year 1839 I entered the Army as ensign in the 88th Regiment Connaught Rangers, which was then quartered in Dublin; and a merry life it was. What with drill and parties, h...
19. CHAPTER II.TRALEE--A VENTURESOME FEAT--OLD PATE--AN IRISH CORNET--PADDY OYSTERS--ORDERED TO BARBADOES--GRENADA--CAPTAIN ASTLEY’S CREOLE--ST. GEORGES--LAND-CRAB CATCHING--TURTLE TURNING--A...
20. CHAPTER II.We were quartered for some time at Tralee, a place I shall ever remember with the kindliest feelings for its inhabitants, whose great hospitality was only equalled by their love...
21. CHAPTER III.RETURN TO ENGLAND--PARIS--ENGLISH AND FRENCH OFFICERS--UN VERITABLE ROSBIF--PLUM POUDIN--TOUCHING COURTESY--ISLE OF WIGHT--PARKHURST BARRACKS--ELECTION AT COWES--A TIPSY DRIVER-...
22. CHAPTER III.On our arrival in England we disembarked at Chatham and marched to Canterbury, where we were quartered for some months. The 17th Lancers, who occupied the cavalry barracks, were...
23. CHAPTER IV.ENCHANTING SCENE--LOSS OF BAGGAGE HORSES--SIR GEORGE BROWN’S ORDER--IDENTIFICATION OF LOST HORSES--DEALINGS WITH THE PEASANTRY--FORAGING--CHOLERA IN BULGARIA--DISAGREEABLE MISTA...
24. CHAPTER IV.An the 29th of May, 1854, we embarked on board the _Cambria_, and on the 30th arrived at Varna, where we encamped for a few days. On the 5th of June we changed our ground. Our t...
25. CHAPTER V.SENT TUMBLING INTO A DITCH--SIR HOUSTON STEWART--ORDERED TO ENGLAND--FEARFUL ACCIDENT ON H.M.S. BELLEISLE--LISBON--CHOLERA--A MAGNIFICENT REGIMENT--THE ‘ULYSSES’--A SCOTCH CAPTA...
26. CHAPTER V.During the siege of Sebastopol, the Connaught Rangers formed one of the left brigade, light division, the other regiments being the 19th and 77th. There was an officer belonging...
27. CHAPTER VI.BY TRAIN TO DELHI--THE RAILWAY STATION IN 1866--BRIDGE OF BOATS--PALACE OF DELHI--THE JUMNA--MUSJID--REMINISCENCES OF DELHI--VALUABLE COPY OF THE KORAN--AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SULTAN...
28. CHAPTER VI.Owing to the fell presence of the grim visitor, cholera, the durbar broke up sooner than was intended, and my regiment received orders to proceed by train to Delhi, _en route_ t...
29. CHAPTER VII.30. CHAPTER VII.Rawul Pindee is one of the most favourite quarters, being so close to the hill station of Murree. Four hours carries one from the breathless heat of the plain to the top of a mo...
31. CHAPTER VIII.32. CHAPTER VIII.Our next march was to Kohalla on the banks of the Jhellum. It is a pleasant ride down to the valley, and then through flowering shrubs and green fir-trees, and past high rocks t...
33. CHAPTER IX.MEDICAL SCIENCE IN CASHMERE--LONG AND FATIGUING MARCH--CHIKOTI--FORT OF OREE--FAQUEERS--BRIDGE OF ROPES--AN OLD FRIEND--PLAYFUL MONKEYS--TEMPLE OF BHUMNIAR--PRIMITIVE FISHING--B...
34. CHAPTER IX.The heat was very great at Huttie, for we were in a hollow, where no breeze seemed to reach us, and the mosquitoes were more annoying than usual. I do not know what we should ha...
35. CHAPTER X.CHOWNI--SRINAGUR--WOODEN BATHING-HOUSES--BABOO MOHAS CHANDER--OUR FUTURE DOMICILE--‘ME COME UP’--OUR SHIKARRAH--SUMMUD SHAH, THE SHAWL-MERCHANT--ANCIENT TEMPLES--THE MANUFACTURE...
36. CHAPTER X.When morning broke we continued our voyage. As we had left the lake the day before, the river was now more narrow, and twisted and turned like a serpent in the green fields thro...
37. CHAPTER XI.JOURNEY TO THE NISHAT BAGH--FLOATING GARDENS--SUPERFINE JOE--ISLE OF CHENARS--INSCRIPTION--NIGHTINGALES--SUDDEN STORM--SUNBUL--AN IRISHMAN’S DINNER--THE GUARDIAN OF THE LAKE--GA...
38. CHAPTER XI.The weather had quite improved again, so we determined to proceed on our travels once more, and, having still retained our flat-bottomed gondolas, we gave orders to our new crew...
39. CHAPTER XII.GOND--OFFICER OF THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS--A STATE PRISONER--OUR GASCON CAPTAIN--SILVER TAIL--M’KAY ON EASTERN MOUNTAIN SCENERY--THE WALLOOR LAKE--PALHALLAN--OUR CHOKEDAR--TAKEN FO...
40. CHAPTER XII.We left Mamur and encamped at Gond, intending to proceed to Sonamurg, but I did not feel at all well, so we had to give it up. The scenery had become wilder and grander at every...
41. CHAPTER XIII.VISIT TO ISLAMABAD--AVANTIPORE--KUNBUL--PITCHING OUR CAMP--TRAVELLING CAMP FASHION--PALACE OF SIRKARI BAGH--ANUT NAG, THE SACRED SPRING--SHAWL MANUFACTORY--VISIT TO THE GARDEN A...
42. CHAPTER XIII.The Khansama having announced that his part of the preparations for a fresh start were complete, after dinner on a fine summer’s evening, our squadron of boats left Srinagur. We...
43. CHAPTER XIV.LAST WANDERINGS IN CASHMERE--LALPARI--RETURN TO MURREE--A MURREE CART--RETURN TO MILITARY LIFE--FEVER IN THE REGIMENT--DEATH OF M’KAY--ORDERED TO AGRA--INTELLIGENCE OF ELEPHANTS...
44. CHAPTER XIV.And now the time was come to bid adieu to Srinagur. In the cool evening hour we floated away, under the bridges and past the old temples, till we came to Sopoor, where we found...
45. CHAPTER XV.46. CHAPTER XV.It was the 9th of March when we reached Loodiana, having left Nowshera the last day of January, and here we were at what was then the terminus of the Indian railway. We got down...
47. CHAPTER XVI.48. CHAPTER XVI.On the 6th of November, 1870, the head-quarters of the Connaught Rangers left Agra by train for Bombay. It was our last journey in India. I had passed many pleasant years in the...