History of the Indian Mutiny 1857 1858 Commencing From the Close of the Second
History of the Indian Mutiny 1857 1858 Commencing From the Close of the Second
G B George Bruce Malleson
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The occupation of this place would enable Sir Hugh to touch the left rear of Sir Colin Campbell's army, and, in co-operation with him, to clear the triangle the angles of which were Jhansi, Kalpi, and Agra — Gwaliar being nearly midway in the line uniting Jhansi and Ao-ra. * The following extracts from Sir Hugh Kose's de- spatch attest the groat strength of the town and for- tress : " It was not till Jhansi ■was talcen that its great strength was known. There "was only one part of the fortress,... the south curtain, which was considered practic- able for breaching. But, when inside, we saw this was a mistake, there being at some distance in rear of the curtain a massive wall fifteen or twenty feet thick, and im- mediately in rear of this a deep tank cut out of the live rock. " THE FOKCE RESTS AT JHANSI. 173 For seventeen days Sir Hugh's little army had BookXiv. _ %„, , Ti ' • n 1 Chapter I. known no repose, ine halt at Jhansi or nearly nineteen days which followed the capture of the ^^^l place was, however, in no sense devoted to re- sir Hugh pose.
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