This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...was taken possession of by him, from which he had an uninterrupted view of what was going on in the barracks below. The European regiment had got under arms and the artillery were doing the same, when the unexpected appearance of the Sepoy regiments caused some confusion. Captain Smith warned them that if they did not ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...was taken possession of by him, from which he had an uninterrupted view of what was going on in the barracks below. The European regiment had got under arms and the artillery were doing the same, when the unexpected appearance of the Sepoy regiments caused some confusion. Captain Smith warned them that if they did not peaceably disperse he would fire upon them. This firmness caused the mutineers to waver, when Sir Robert Fletcher got an opportunity of addressing them in language suitable to the occasion, and the men returned to their duty. On the following morning Lord Clive ordered a general parade of the troops and at the close of the parade he directed the men to form a hollow square, and addressed them, representing the serious nature of the crime the officers had been guilty of. He explained that "Double Batta was an indulgence, and was only granted on certain occasions; the withholding of it in this instance was an order from the Company and not of any local authority, and that the combination and disaffection of the officers were nothing short of actual mutiny." He then turned to the Sepoys, and praised them for their loyal conduct and the devotion they had exhibited to the "East India Company." Finally he gave instructions that honorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native officers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766. The Medal I am about to describe is supposed to have been conferred by Lord Clive as the honorary reward above mentioned. Obverse: A figure of Britannia seated on a platform between two palmyra trees; behind the Britannia is another and a taller tree. Reverse: "N on nisi digno," and below " MDCCLXVI.," all within a wreath. It is a small...
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