Sahib (74 page)

in the Mutiny (1857)

mutineers at Delhi 74, 302

defence of arsenal 74, 237–8

position on ridge 77, 207, 381, 464–6

British assault 77, 207, 350–1, 362, 388–9, 402, 416, 421–2

Delhi Field Force 75

Delmar, Captain 371

Dempster, Sergeant 292

Denham-Cookes, Lieutenant George 366–7

Dennie, Lieutenant Colonel 398, 433

Deolali 120

Deprat, Monsieur 466–7

depression 475

Desault, Pierre-Joseph 403

Desborough, Major S. H. 130

Dick, Major General Sir Robert 7, 10, 11, 304, 321

Dick, Robert [son] 304

Dinapur 33, 141

dining, in officers’ messes 158

Disraeli, Benjamin 59

Distinguished Conduct Medal 325

Distinguished Service Order 325

doctors, native 409–10

doctrine of lapse 70, 71, 81

Dodd, Major 308

dogs 171–4, 504

doolie-bearers 406

Doondiah Waugh 307, 321

Dost Mohammed Khan, Amir of Kabul 55, 59, 320

Douglas, Assistant Surgeon Campbell, VC 325

Dowling, John 432

Draper, Captain 341

drink 415–25

drummers, regimental 3, 4–5

drunkenness 415, 419–20, 422–5

duelling 476–9

Duff, Private Thomas, VC 235

Duleep Singh, Maharaja 383

dum-dum bullets 357

Durand, Lieutenant 378

Durga Singh 194

Dyer, Alfred 481

Dyer, Edward 420

Dyer, Reginald Edward 420

East India Company xxi

armed forces 46, 53

benevolent towards local religions 458

Board of Control 52

charter renewals and reforms (1833, 1853) 52

depots in England 93

first substantial land holding (1757) 48

India Act (1784) 52

decision on mixed-race

appointments (1792) xxvii

origins and development 44–5

presidencies 52

trade with 45–6

Regulating Act (1773) 52

revenue collector for Bengal, Bihar and Orissa 49

rule replaced by that of Crown (1858) 80

East India Company’s Army xxix, 182

artillery 255

cadets, training and commissioning of 250–1

death statistics 474

European regiments 216, 233, 235, 253

irregular regiments 251, 254–5, 261

officers

contrast with HM’s not so great 249–50

friction with HM’s 239–43

social backgrounds 248–9

officers’ commissions 239

obtained by interest 244–6, 248

pay 236, 237

presidency armies 188, 192, 233, 237, 255–6

structure 254

promotion 237–8, 251

subscription system 251–2

recruitment 236, 258

of officers 243–4

Scots and Irish elements 233–6

transferred to Crown after Mutiny 252–3

transfers from HM’s service 244

East Indiamen 92

as troopships 96–7, 99, 108

Eden, Hon. Emily 103–4, 136, 154, 459, 487

Eden, George see Auckland, George

Eden, 1st Earl of

Edmonstone, Lieutenant John 404–5

Edward VII, King Emperor 453, 455

Edwardes, Major General Sir Herbert xxx, 66, 75, 200, 208–10, 438, 461, 485

elephants 165–6, 168, 271

Elers, Captain George 103, 145, 225, 228, 243, 278, 407–8, 411, 472, 501–2

Ellenborough, Edward Law, 2nd

Baron [Governor General, 1842–44] 58, 59

Elles, Major General Sir Edmond 188

Elphinstone, Major General William 56, 396

Engineers, HEIC 242–3

engineers, military 220–1, 374

ensigns 219, 224, 266, 267, 343, 423

enteric 468

Ervin,John 236–7

escalades 376–7

Eurasians xxvi, 148

European women, in India (memsahibs) 72, 436, 438, 443–4, 476, 485

contribute to transformation in attitudes 445–6

Evatt, Surgeon-Major T. H. 29

executions 425–30

Eyre, Lieutenant Vincent 56, 57

Falkland, Lady 152–3, 444

family tradition 247, 248, 260

Fane, Lieutenant General Sir Henry 31, 153, 185, 191

Fane, Isabella 31, 153–4, 160, 185

Farquhar, Lieutenant 405

Fategarh 78

Fatehpur, battle (1857) 353

Fatehpur Sikri 28–9

Fayrer, Dr 271, 392, 405

Fearon, Lieutenant Colonel 108

Fenton, Bessie 268, 446–7, 475

Ferguson, Niall xxi

Ferozepore 362–3, 428–30

Ferozeshah, battle (1845) 5, 6, 9, 63–5, 203, 294, 319, 336, 344, 402, 408, 409, 499

field guns 338, 339

field hospitals 407–9

field treasury officers 127

Findlater, Piper George, VC 358

firing squad, death by 427

fishing 164–5

‘Fishing Fleet’ 443–4, 445

Fitzgibbon, Hospital Apprentice

Thomas, VC 325

Flinn, Drummer Thomas, VC 506

flogging 430–2

Forbes, Captain 313

Forbes-Mitchell, Sergeant William 34, 110–11, 127, 277, 317, 350, 354, 435, 462, 467

Ford, Matthew 304–5

Forrest, Mrs 409–10

Fort St George, Madras 117–18, 138, 182–3

Fort William, Calcutta 111, 113, 138

fortresses, Indian 35–6, 374–5

Fosbery, Lieutenant G. V. 354

Fowell, Lieutenant N. P. 355

Fraser, James Baillie 214

Fraser, General James Stewart of Ardachy 324

Fraser, Sergeant Major John 93, 129, 143, 155–6, 219, 222–3, 235

Fraser, Major William 214, 443

freemasonry 450–2

Fulcher, Drummer Darby 1, 2–3, 12, 18–19

uniform 3–4

furlough 488

fuses 337–8

Galbraith, Lieutenant Colonel 344

Gall, Captain 360

gallantry awards 324–5, 326

Gandamack, HM’s 44th’s final stand at (1842) 57, 344

Gardner, Alan Hyde 441

Gardner, William Linnaeus 440–1

Garstin, Captain John 220–1

General Service Enlistment Order (1856) 72

generals 227, 228

Georgegarh xxvi

Germon, Captain Charles 172, 281, 392

Germon, Maria 172, 281, 390–1, 391–2, 392–3, 393–4, 395–6

Ghazni 203

capture (1839) 56, 377–9

Gheria 37

Gilbert, Major General Sir Walter 7, 15

Giles, H. S. B. 166

Gilgit xxviii

Gillespie, Colonel Rollo 273

Gleig, Revd G. R. 375–6

Glover, Lieutenant 456

Golconda 36

Goldbourne, Sophie 486–7

Gomme, General Sir William 456

Goodward, Private Charles xxv–xxvi, 125, 463

Goodwin, Major 242

Gordon, Mr 306

Gordon, Lieutenant Colonel ‘Dirty’ 161

Gordon, Revd G. M. 467

Gordon-Alexander, Lieutenant

William 101, 163, 362, 431

Gough, Lieutenant Hugh 372–3

Gough, Lieutenant General Sir Hugh

Gough, 1st Viscount 6, 321, 322, 323, 467

First Sikh War 63–6, 184, 203, 336

Sobraon 6–7, 9–10, 11, 15, 16

Second Sikh War 67, 68–9, 185, 190, 318, 368

Gould, Sergeant William 367–8

Government House, Calcutta 220

governors-general 52, 186

Grady, Private Johnny 283

Graham, Major 48

Grant, Lieutenant 422

Grant, Major General Sir James Hope 312, 372, 415–16, 463

graves, known and unknown 499–500

Great Game 85

Gregson, Revd J. G. 432, 434

Grey, Major General Sir John 1

griffins 133–5

Griffiths, Captain Charles J. 137, 296, 302, 326, 388–9, 415, 416, 428–30, 501

grog 417, 419

Gujrat, battle (1849) 68, 283, 333, 336, 341, 343, 371

Gujarat, Sultan of 36

Gulab Singh 66, 202

gunners, British, accuracy of 335–6

guns, men blown from 75, 259–60, 289, 427–30

Gurkhas 55

Guru Nanak 40

Guthrie, George 403

Gwalior 36, 212, 374

Gwalior campaign (1843–44)
see
battles of (1) Maharajpore, (2) Punniar

Haileybury College 53

Halloran, Private Lawrence 236–7

Hamilton, Lieutenant Ian 302–3

Hamilton, Lieutenant Walter, VC 211

Hamzullah Khan, Ressaldar 261–2, 262–3

hanging, death by 426–7

Hanna, Colonel H. B. 399

Hardcastle, Gunner Richard 114–15, 163–4, 184–5, 277, 461–2

Hardiman, Captain Lucius Ferdinand 109

Hardinge, Captain Arthur 16–17

Hardinge, Lieutenant General Sir

Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount [Governor General, 1844–48] 7, 9, 18, 62, 63, 64, 66, 186, 215, 430

Harris, Mr 466, 467

Harris, Mrs Webber 485–6

Harrison, Corporal William 496

Harvey, Captain Ralph 474

Hastings, General Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira and 1st Marquess of [Governor General, 1813–23] 186, 451

Hastings, Warren (1732–1818)

[Governor General, 1774–85] 52, 55, 103

Havelock, Lieutenant General Sir

Harry, VC 249, 504–5

Havelock, Major General Sir Henry

xxvi, 57, 58, 75, 76, 78, 106–7, 113, 185, 189, 226, 228, 230, 246, 258, 271, 322, 323–4, 353–4, 360, 371, 390, 395, 397, 433, 459–60, 497

Havelock, Will 360, 368–9

Hawkins, William 44

Hazara 199, 202, 203

Hearsey, Andrew xxvii, 441

Hearsey, Captain Henry 441

Hearsey, Captain Hyder Young 308, 441

Hearsey, Lieutenant General Sir John

Bennet xxvii, 441, 446

Hemu (Raja Vikramaditya) 39

Henry, Surgeon Walter 99, 106, 166

Hensman, Howard 399

Heron, Lieutenant Colonel 50

Hervey, Captain Albert 3, 24–5, 101, 102, 104, 106, 116, 118, 134, 144, 150, 151, 251, 252, 267, 268–9, 294–5, 299–300, 445

Hickey, William xxv, 102, 109, 145, 239, 244–6, 436–7, 477

Hill, Colonel 318, 427

Hills, Major General J., VC 228

Hobhouse, Sir John 59

Hodson, Susan (Mrs) xxx, 487

Hodson, Major William Stephen

Raikes xxix–xxx, 77, 207, 209, 212, 487

Holkar, Jaswant Rao, of Indore 54, 55, 292, 308

Holmes, John 310

Holmes, Richard, ride across North-West Frontier xxxii, 85

Home, Surgeon Anthony D. 27, 295, 392, 394, 403

Home, Lieutenant John 269–70

Honeywell, Lieutenant 344

honours and awards 323–4

Hooghly River 110

hookahs 439

Hookhum Singh 10–11

Hope, Brigadier General the Hon.

Adrian 226, 227, 348

horse artillery 220, 334–5, 346, 347

horses 270–1, 504

hospitals 410

see also
field hospitals; lock hospitals

Howell, John 309

howitzers 338

Hughes, Rear Admiral Sir Edward 109

Humayun, Mughal emperor 39

Huttras, capture (1817) 278–9, 318

Hyder Ali, Sultan of Mysore 51, 292, 332–3

Hyder Khan 435

Hyderabad 83

army 212

battle (1843) 60

Nizams of 41

Hyderabad Contingent 246, 254, 257

Ibrahim Lodi, Sultan of Delhi 38–9

Ilbert Bill (1883) 453

immediate attack, principle of 328–9, 332, 337

Imperial Service Troops 257

India Act (1784) 52

India General Service medals and bars 325

Indian Army

cavalry regiments 255

double-company organisation 254

pay 254

promotion 253–4

recruitment 258–9

1903 reorganisation (Kitchener) 188

Viceroy’s Commissioned Officers 262

Indian Civil Service 84, 146, 175

Indian Medical Service 256–7

Indian National Congress 83

Indian Order of Merit 324–5

Indian Ordnance Department 255–6

Indian Staff Corps 253, 254

Indian States Forces 257

Indian Volunteer Corps 148

indigo planters 147

Indore 212

Inglis, Brigadier James 330, 390

Inglis, Julia 147, 391, 462–3, 474

Innes, Ensign Percy 11–12, 344

interest 189–92

Jackson, Lieutenant 457

Jacob, Major 346

Jacob, Brigadier General John 194, 314

Jacob, Violet 141, 296–7

Jacobabad 194

Jacobi, Mrs 486

jagirdars
40, 42

jagirs
[revenue assignments] 40, 41, 42

Jakatalla 143

Jallalabad, siege and relief of (1842) 35, 57, 58, 214–15, 396–8

Jandin, Maharani 62, 63, 66

Jeffreys, Staff Surgeon Julius 494–5

Jemdanee
(bibi)
437

Jewand Singh, Jemadar 211

jezailchis
215, 348, 396

jezails
348

Jhansi, Lakshmi Bai, Rani of 78–9

Jhansi, in the Mutiny 78–9

Jodhpur, Maharaja of 41

Johnson, Lieutenant Martin 257

Johnson, Private William 253

Jones, Ensign 14

Jones, Quartermaster Sergeant 344

Kabul 86

retreat from (1842) 56–7, 314, 344

retribution 58

Kadir Cup 167

Kandahar 375

relief of (1842) 58

battle (1880) 86, 398

Kapurthala 206

Karachi 119–20

Kasauli 420

Kashmir 61, 66

Maharajah of 83

Kavanagh, Thomas, VC 146, 394–5

Keane, General Sir John 377–8

Kelly, Sergeant 174

Kelly, Lieutenant Colonel James xxxii, 196

HMS
Kent
37

Kent
(East Indiaman) 108

Keogh, Sergeant Major 147

khaki 162, 163

Khalsa see
Sikh army

Khan Singh 66

Khanua, battle (1526) 39

Kharan, fort 345

Kharpur 306

Khelat, capture (1839) 276, 379–80

Khojak pass 58

Khojak tunnel 27

Khushab, battle (1857) 313, 314

Khyber knives 351

Khyber Pass 25, 58

Kidderpore general hospital 410

Kilpatrick, Major James 161–2, 275

Kilpatrick, Major Samuel 477

Kineyri, battle (1848) 209

King, Charles 386

King, Lieutenant Colonel 370, 371

Kipling, Rudyard 85, 424