Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army
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Gordon Charles Alexander. Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army
CHAPTER I. 1841–1842. GAZETTED TO THE BUFFS. ARRIVE IN INDIA
CHAPTER II. 1842–1843. IN PROGRESS TO JOIN
CHAPTER III. 1843. AT ALLAHABAD
CHAPTER IV. 1843–1844. CAMPAIGN IN GWALIOR. HURDWAR
CHAPTER V. 1844–1845. ALLAHABAD TO ENGLAND
CHAPTER VI. 1845–1846. HOME SERVICE
CHAPTER VII. 1847–1848. COAST OF GUINEA. BARBADOS. ENGLAND
CHAPTER VIII. 1848–1851. IRELAND
CHAPTER IX. 1851–1852. DUBLIN TO WUZZEERABAD
CHAPTER X. 1852–1853. WUZZEERABAD
CHAPTER XI. 1854–1856. MEEAN MEER
CHAPTER XII. 1857. ABERDEEN. DINAPORE. OUTBREAK OF SEPOY MUTINY
CHAPTER XIII. 1857. EARLY MONTHS OF SEPOY MUTINY
CHAPTER XIV. 1857–1858. THE JOUNPORE FIELD FORCE
CHAPTER XV. 1858. CAPTURE OF LUCKNOW
CHAPTER XVI. 1858. THE AZIMGHUR FIELD FORCE
CHAPTER XVII. 1858–1859. DINAPORE. PLYMOUTH
CHAPTER XVIII. 1859–1860. PLYMOUTH. DEVONPORT
CHAPTER XIX. 1860. DEVONPORT. HONG-KONG
CHAPTER XX. 1860. HONG-KONG. TIENTSIN
CHAPTER XXI. 1860–1861 TIENTSIN
CHAPTER XXII. 1861. TIENTSIN. CHEFOO. NAGASAKI. DEVONPORT
CHAPTER XXIII. 1862–1864. DEVONPORT. CALCUTTA
CHAPTER XXIV. 1865–1868. CALCUTTA. PORTSMOUTH
CHAPTER XXV. 1868–1870. PORTSMOUTH
CHAPTER XXVI. 1870. JULY-SEPTEMBER. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR. SIEGE OF PARIS
CHAPTER XXVII. 1870. SEPTEMBER. SIEGE OF PARIS
CHAPTER XXVIII. 1870. OCTOBER. SIEGE OF PARIS
CHAPTER XXIX. 1870. NOVEMBER. SIEGE OF PARIS
CHAPTER XXX. 1870. DECEMBER. SIEGE CONTINUED
CHAPTER XXXI. 1871. JANUARY. SIEGE. BOMBARDMENT. CAPITULATION OF PARIS
CHAPTER XXXII. 1871. FEBRUARY. PARIS AFTER CAPITULATION
CHAPTER XXXIII. 1871. MARCH. ENEMIES WITHIN PARIS
CHAPTER XXXIV. 1871–1874. DOVER. ALDERSHOT
CHAPTER XXXV. 1874–1875. BURMAH
CHAPTER XXXVI. 1875–1880. MADRAS PRESIDENCY
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First impressions of this our first station in India, recorded at the time, were: – Houses of mud, roofs consisting of reeds, fronts open from end to end; members of families within squatting, infants sprawling, in a state of nudity, upon earthen floors made smooth and polished by means of cowdung applied in a liquid state; while to outside walls cakes of the same material are in process of drying, to be thereafter used as fuel by Hindoos. Gardens and cultivated fields abound; flowering trees and shrubs, cocoa palms, banana bushes, clumps of bamboo, rise above dense undergrowth of succulent plants. A heavy, oppressive atmosphere, pervaded by odours, sweet and otherwise, has a depressing effect, as if conditions were not altogether wholesome. European houses according to Holland model, terraces and gardens giving to them an attractive and elegant appearance, indicating the importance of the place while in the hands of the Dutch, prior to date8 of the treaty in accordance with which it was by them exchanged for Java. An extensive range of spacious barracks and supplementary buildings added much to the beauty of the station.
Before many days were over several of our young lads had fallen victims to cholera. In this our first experience of that disease we had access to no one capable of giving aid and advice; we were left to individual judgment, and it altogether astray as to the appropriate method in our emergency. For a time, out of our small party death claimed several daily victims; young wives were thus left widows, young children orphans.
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The march resumed, the force in due time reached the immediate vicinity of Gwalior, and there encamped. The huge fortress seemed to tower above us, while the neighbouring hills looked as if from their summits a well-directed fire could have swept the country to a considerable distance around. Within a couple of days arrived the force under General Grey and the Seepree contingent under Brigadier Stubbs. Negotiations had so far advanced that the latter took possession of the fort, the camp of the former adding very considerably to the dimensions of the great canvas city already existing. Rapidly and completely did the routine of life to which for some time past we had been accustomed undergo a change: complimentary visits and entertainments, each regiment entertaining every one else and being in turn entertained by them. By the high officials durbars and receptions were held, to which ceremonials Representatives of Gwalior having given their presence, the fact that they did so indicated that the end of our expedition was approaching.
Connected with the strong fortress by which the city of Gwalior is dominated were many points of interest; among them the general aspect of decay as seen from without, the tortuous narrow lane that leads to it, the steep and difficult flight of stone steps by which the ascent must be made, and powerful gates that seemed to lead but to a mass of ruins. Within the defences we were face to face with remains of temples, pillars, and arches pertaining to edifices of the Jains;45 there were remains of what had been reservoirs of large dimensions and beautiful workmanship, in some portions of which clear water glistened in the sunlight. Only one piece of ordnance was met with; it was an ancient gun, seventeen feet in length, and apparently capable of discharging a fifty-eight pound shot.
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