INDEX

CHIEF PUBLIC EVENTS.

Abdul Rahman proclaimed Amir
Abolition of offices of Commanders-in-Chief, Bombay and Madras
Abyssinian Expedition
Afghan War, first
Agra, Fight at
Ahmedkhel, Battle of
Aligarh, Fight at
Alipur, Attack on
Army Commission
   Temperance Association, Establishment of
Assassination of Colonel Mackeson
   of Lord Mayo
Assaye, Battle of

Barrackpore, Outbreak at
Berhampur, Outbreak at
Berlin Treaty
Black Mountain Expeditions
Bulandshahr, Action at
Burma Expedition

Cawnpore, Fight at
   Massacre at
Cesarewitch visits India
Charasia, Fights at
Chardeh Valley, Fight in the
Chitral Expedition

Delhi, Camp of Exercise at
  Siege of;
  the first victory;
  enthusiasm of the troops;
  Barnard’s success;
  the Flagstaff Tower;
  attacking force placed in position;
  the weak point of our defence;
  defences;
  death of Quintin Battye;
  the besiegers besieged;
  hard fighting;
  arrival of reinforcements;
  death of Barnard;
  Reed takes command;
  treachery in camp;
  more hard fighting;
  sufferings of sick and wounded;
  Wilson takes command;
  Nicholson and the Movable Column arrive;
  Baird-Smith plans attack;
  breaching batteries at work;
  the assault;
  Nicholson wounded;
  storming of the palace;
  Hodson captures the King;
  Hodson shoots the Princes;
  Nicholson dies;
  the siege ended
Dost Mahomed, Treaty with
  Death of

European Forces, Amalgamation of the

Ferozepore, Outbreak at

Gandamak, Treaty of
Gatling Guns, First use of
Gwalior fortress, Rendition of

Homes in the Hills, Establishment of
Hunza-Naga Campaign
Hurdwar Fair, closing of

Imperial assemblage of 1877

Jowaki Expedition

Kabul, Cavagnari’s Mission to
  Expedition
  Massacre of Embassy at
  Repulse of British Mission to
  Russian Mission to
Kandahar, Defeat of Ayub Khan at
  March to
Khost, Action at
Khudaganj, Fight at
Kohat, Expedition near
Kuram Expedition

Lucknow, Relief of;
  Sir Colin’s preparations;
  the advance begun;
  reinforcements arrive;
  attack by the enemy;
    ammunition wanting;
    the advance;
    Sir Colin wounded;
    attack on the Sikandarbagh;
    the Shah Najaf;
    the relief effected;
    meeting of the Generals;
    the evacuation
  Siege of;
    Napier’s plan adopted;
    capture of the Chakar Kothi;
    capture of the iron bridge;
    visit from Jung Bahadur;
    Hodson mortally wounded;
    Sir Colin’s mistake;
    the city taken
Lushai Expedition