the REBELLION of 1857
	Some portraits from the British side: Lord Canning, Sir Colin Campbell, Sir Henry Havelock, Sir James Outram
	There were danger signals, many involving the notorious greased cartridges; some troops were disarmed, in a precaution that also increased the disaffection
	It began as a real mutiny, in MEERUT; then the rebel sepoys at once made for Delhi, and took over the palace and the city; see also some *maps and views*
	"The Eldest Son of the King of Delhi, His Treasurer, and His Physician," as they looked to the Illustrated London News
	One of the rebel chieftains of Bengal, Raja Kunvar Singh
	The rebel Maratha chieftain Nana Sahib
	A vivid look, through British eyes, at Tantia Topi's troops
	Some other contemporary impressions of the (actual or potential) combatants
	The story of an English officer who was also in some sense an Indian
	The famous Residency in Lucknow-- before, and after
	Some pages from an album of drawings by an officer who had been besieged in the Lucknow Residency
	Battles were always at least partly Indian vs. Indian combats; in the absence of military discipline, the rebels fought furiously but erratically
	Not only the rebels, but the British too, were depicted as eagerly looting the places they conquered
	Reinforcements were rapidly mobilized, and most of them were bound for Delhi
	The storming of Kashmiri Gate-- a high point in British memory
	The capture of Bahadur Shah, who had taken refuge in Humayun's Tomb
	As town after town was retaken, many captives were executed on the spot, on mere suspicion; some of the most determined rebels fled north into Nepal
	Some captured rebels considered to be ringleaders were blown from the mouths of cannons, a form of death repugnant to both Muslims and Hindus
	Memorials were built for the British dead; and the Prince of Wales made a special point of honoring loyal veterans during his visit in 1876
	The Rani of Jhansi too is nowadays vividly memorialized

 

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