Earle, Lieut., brings Sikhs to Bagoda to support Capt. Dalton (18 Aug), v4.p98
his excellent service in Chutia Nagpur, v6.p35
East India Company, made the scape-goat of the Ministry, v5.p271
abolished (2 Aug ’58), v5.p272
Eastwick, Mr. Edward, his description of the house at Arah, defended by Mr. Bogle, v3.p67n
Eckford, Lieut., one of Eve who charged successfully hundreds of armed villagers, v3.p203n
Eden, Capt., discovers the position of Tantia Topi (27 June 58), v5.p222
Eden, Major William, Political Agent at Jaipur, v6.p159
his character, v3.p171
marches Jaipur troops, troops, and does useful work with them, v6.p159
Edgell, Capt.,
distinguished at battle of Chinhat (29 June), v3.p377
distinguishes himself at defence of Lakhnao, v3.p385
Edmonstone, Lieut.,
wounded at Lakhnao, v4.p114
holds the iron bridge over the Gumti (29 June), v3.p286, v3.p385,
Edmonstone, Mr.,
assists in settling position of King of Dehli (1804), v2.p4
urges punishment of Madras mutineers (1806), v1.p178
Edmonstone, Mr. George,
appointed to the Panjab (1849), v1.p38
his method of dealing with Talukdars, 1. 117
opposed to Talukdars, v1.p118
Edmonstone, Mr. G. F., Foreign Secretary,
arrests the King of Oudh (15 June), v3.p18
his explanation of Lord Canning’s Oudh proclamation, v5.p174
his second explanation of Lord Canning’s Oudh proclamation, v5.p176
despatch sent to him, about sentence on King of Dehli, v5.p350
created Lieut.-Gov. of N.W. Provinces, v5.p298
Education, a cause of disaffection to English rule, v1.p134
Edwardes, Sir Herbert,
his early training and character, v1.p19
disapproves of resumption policy in Panjab, v1.p130n
settles the Band district, v1.p19
marches to Jamu with recently conquered Sikh soldiery (1845), v1.p19
marches upon Multan (1848), v1.p19
directs the chief of Bahawalpur to march against Multan, v1.p20
crushes insurrection at Multan (1849), v2.p375
Becomes Commissioner of Peshawar, v1.p316, v2.p338
suggests conference with Dost Muhammad, v1.p317
confers with Dost Muhammad at Peshawar (1 Jan), v1.p318
signs Articles of Agreement with Dost Muhammad (26 Jan), v1.p324
Lord Canning’s letter of thanks to, v1.p326n
good results of his treaty with Dost Muhammad, v2.p316
recommended as political adviser in Persian expedition, v1.p308
His confidence in the safety of Peshawar (12 May), v2.p341
recommends instant formation of Movable Column, v2.p342
offers to raise recruits out of the Derajat, v2.p342
calls Neville Chamberlain to military conference, v2.p343
he is summoned to Rawalpindi (16 May), v2.p346
his cheerfulness and pleasant manner on outbreak of Mutiny, v2.p347
suggests witty telegram to Sir J. Lawrence, v2.p347n
his view of the nature of the Mutiny, v2.p348
informs commander of the Guide Corps of outbreak of mutiny, v2.p349
returns to Peshawar (21 May), v2.p357
resolves to disarm Sipahis there. 358
silences opposition of Sipahi commandants to disarmament, v2.p360
assists at the disarmament (22 May), v2.p360
present at execution of Sipahis for desertion (28 May), v2.p362
despatches small force to suppress mutiny at Martian, v2.p363
asks help in holding Peshawar (27 May), v2.p157
his proposals with respect to certain doubtful regiments (Jane), v2.p374
his description of enlistment at Peshawar, v2.p504
Opposes cession of Peshawar to Dost Muhammad, v2.p459
gives unanswerable reasons for retaining Peshawar, v2.p462
Publishes a violent letter, affecting his promotion, v5.p298
subsequently tries, and sends to the Andamans, one of the Patna conspirators, v3.p79n
his great Mutiny Report, v2.p504
Edwards, Brig.,
in command at Mau (Nov ’58), v5.p242
sends troops from Mau to watch fords at Akbarpur, v5.p242
Edwards, Capt., murdered at Dehli (11 May), v2.p64
Edwards, Mr. R. M.,
takes charge of Muzaffarnagar district (May), v6.p123
marches from Shamli and captures Burhana (14 Sept), v6.p124
hurries to punish massacre at Shamli (16 Sept), v6.p121
Edwards, Mr. William, Magistrate and Collector of Budaun,
his character, v3.p215
alone at Budaun, v3.p216
sends his wife and child to Naini Tal (15 May), v3.p216
sends to Bareli for troops to save Bilsi from attack (29 May), v3.p216
compelled to flee from Budaun, reaches Fathgarh (28 June), v3.p217
by happy prevision, leaves Budaun treasury nearly empty, v3.p218
leaves Fathgarh for Dharmpur, v3.p217
reaches Dharmpur, and is there concealed for weeks, v3.p217
sheltered by Hardeo Bakhsh, v3.p225
reaches Kanhpur in safety, 1 Sept., after three months’ wandering, v3.p217, v3.p348,
Edwards, Mr. William, Judge of Banaras, his warnings relative to treatment of Talukdars, v1.p120
Edwards, Sergeant, murdered near Mohadaba (June), v3.p209
Egerton, Mr., summoned to council of emergency at Lahor (12 May), v2.p321
Eld, Major,
marches from Aligarh fort with Brig. Seaton, to relieve Col. Farquhar, v4.p201
escorts captured gnus to Aligarh (22 Dec), v4.p206
Eldabad, station of, part of Haidarabad Contingent, v5.p50
Elgin, Lord,
diverted from China by Lord Canning, v1.p441
arrives at Calcutta (8 Aug), v3.p93
Lord Canning’s official and private appeals to him for help, v1.p445
Governor-General of India (1862), v1.p268n
Eliot, Hon. John, Secretary of Board of Control (1849), v2.p14n
Ellenborough, Lord, Governor-General,
wants Viscount Canning for Private Secretary, v1.p271
forbids tributary offerings to Dehli Emperors (1610), v2.p9
his method of dealing with Sipahis, v1.p220
disallows extras promised to Madras Sipahis, and provokes mutiny, v1.p215
confronted by the mutiny at Firuzpur (1842), v1.p204
his war with Sindh, v1.p94
his displacement of the Amirs of Sindh, v . 142
his Maratha war (1843), v1.p94
restores order in Sagar and Narbada territories (1813), v5.p60
George Hunter’s letter to him (1844), v1.p212n
increases compensation of Sipahis (1844), v1.p231n
his policy towards Gwaliar, 100
his wise treatment of Sind-hid, in 1844, secures his loyalty during mutiny, v5.p291
employs Vincent Eyre to raise an artillery company, v3.p61
his personal kindness to Dost Muhammad, v1.p325
wisely conceals English dissensions, v1.p235
his brilliant career, and recall, v3.p134
Becomes President of Board of Control (15 Mar ’58), v5.p177
writes a severe despatch to Lord Canning and resigns office, v5.p170
his insulting despatch, v5.p296
condemns Lord Canning’s Oudh proclamation, v5.p178
the dangerous character of his insulting despatch, v5.p298
Ellice, Cot,
leads troops to disarm Jhelam mutineers, v2.p469
dangerously wounded at Jhelam mutiny, v2.p470
Elliot, Lieut. Minto,
leads his guns into Dehli after stormers (14 Sept), v4.p36
wounded at storming of Dehli, v4.p36
Elliot, Mr., escapes to larger fort at Jhansi, v3.p123
murdered there (8 June), iii 126
Elliott, Mr. A. J., Magistrate in Bardwan, v6.p6
Elliott, Mr. C. A., a young civilian, who does good service in Mirzapur. 49
Elliot, Mr. Henry, assists Lord Dalhousie in settling Panjab (1849), v1.p34
Elliott, Mr. W. H., Commissioner of Bardwan, v6.p6
Ellis, Sir Henry, entertains idea of subsidising Afghanistan, v1.p315
Elphinstone-Dalrymple, Sir F. A., see Dalrymple, Mr. Francis Anstruther Elphinstone
Elphinstone, Lord, Governor of Madras (1837–42), v5.p2
his early reputation, v1.p309
present in first Sikh war (1845–6), v5.p7
his travels in Kashmir (1846), v5.p2
Becomes Governor of Bombay (1853), v5.p2
the grandeur of his character, v5.p38
ordered to embark troops for Persia (1856), v1.p306
Lord Canning consults with him as to treaty with Persia, v1.p428
his clear conception of the Mutiny from the first moment, v5.p299
his powerful influence in checking and subduing the Mutiny, v5.p300
on Mirath outbreak urges Lord Ashburnham to carry China expedition to Calcutta, v5.p2
sends troops from Sindh to Panjab (May), v5.p3
sends immediate succours to Calcutta, v1.p449
sends Madras Artillery to Calcutta, v5.p4
calls troops from Mauritius and the Cape, v5.p4
suggests special mail to England for troops, v5.p5
Promptly suppresses riot in Bharoch (May), v5.p6
orders formation of moving column, v5.p6
his column starts from Puna (8 June), v5.p7
urges Gen. Woodburn to hurry from Aurangabad to Mau, v5.p9
forced by Sir H. Somerset to consent to delay of Bombay column, v5.p11
pressure put upon him to delay Bombay column, v 12+
at length persuades Sir H. Somerset to allow Bombay column to advance (12 July), v5.p12
sends troops from Maligaon to strengthen Col. Stuart, v5.p13
Believes in Holkar’s loyalty, v5.p42
sends column to save, v3.p141
sends second column to protect Indur, v3.p141
informed of Indur outbreak by Holkar, 154
Appoints Col. Le Grand Jacob to take command at Kolhapur (1 Aug), v5.p26
confers plenary powers on Col. Le Grand Jacob, v5.p27n
His general policy for the protection of Bombay, v5.p37
wisely trusts Mr. Forjett, v5.p32
His eagerness for the fall of Jhansi, v5.p106
promptly helps Major Davidson with troops (Jan ’58), v5.p86
appoints Col. Le Grand Jacob as Commissioner in Belgaon (Apr ’58), v5.p165
his alarm at the presence of Tantia Topi in Nagpur (Oct ’58), v5.p239
Elphinstone, Hon. Mountstuart,
opposed to annexation policy, v1.p57n
favours liberality to deposed princes, v1.p72
English, Lieut., murdered near Mohadaba, (June), v3.p269
English, Major,
ordered to assume charge of operations in Chutia Nagpur (26 Sept), v4.p99
sent with troops to Doranda, v4.p99
marches on Chutia Nagpur and defeats Ramgarh mutineers (2 Oct), v4.p100
Erinpuram,
its situation, v4.p358n
Capt. Conolly commands at, v4.p388
mutiny at (22 Aug), v4.p391
the subordinates and their wives allowed to depart (24 Aug), v4.p393
forty-five troopers stand by Capt. Conolly, v4.p392
mutineers from, join the Thakur of Awah (29 Aug), v4.p395
they separate from the Thakur (25 Sept), v4.p397
they are defeated and cut up at Narnul (16 Nov), v4.p397
Ernsthausen Von, a German gentleman, serves in Calcutta Volunteers, v6.p18
Erskine, Ensign, mortally wounded in retreat from Arah, v3.p58n
Erskine, Major,
appointed Commissioner of Jabalpur (1855), v5.p61
receives report of mysterious chapatis at Narsinhpur, v5.p63
reports chapati transmission to Government in January, v1.p420n
ridicules Capt. Ternan’s opinion of the importance of the chapatis, v5.p63
The dangerous character of his advice in some respects, v5.p58
he represses disturbances round Jabalpur (Aug), v5.p70
receives offer from mutineers to exchange their prisoner Lieut. MacGregor, v5.p71
offers 8,000 rupees for Lieut. MacGregor instead of exchange, v5.p71n
tries ineffectually to get Gen. Whitlock to drive rebels from fort in Jabalpur district (Feb ’58), v5.p134
Eteson, Assistant-Surgeon, accompanies Major Eyre to relief of Arah, v3.p63n
European troops,
their paucity in Bengal (1856–7), v1.p387
only two regiments between Calcutta and Mirath, v3.p4, v3.p27,
their number and constitution in India at the time of the Mutiny, v1.p250
their paucity in India considered by natives as provocative of disaster, v1.p252
their paucity in Oudh provokes disturbance, v1.p253
massed in Panjab at time of Mutiny, v1.p253
Evans, Capt.,
maintains his position at Purwa, till Gen. Wheeler’s surrender at Kanhpur, v3.p274
distinguishes himself at defence of Lakhnao, v3.p385
Evelegh, Col., C.B.,
hurries from Nawabganj to secure Mohan, on the Sal (7 Aug ’58), v5.p197
marches on Husenganj, and compels rebels to retreat from Mohan, v5.p197
defeats rebels at Mianganj (5 Oct ’58), v5.p200
advances against Shankarpur, v5.p202
defeats rebels at Moramau (8 Nov ’58), v5.p202
captures fort of Simri (9 Nov ’58), v5.p203
fails to reach Shankarpur, but defeats escaping rebels (10 Nov ’58), v5.p203
joins Col. Troup in Western Oudh (Dec ’58), v5.p204
Evereth, Lieut., captures Nawab Ali Naki Khan’s house (19 Mar ’58), v4.p283
Everett, Mr., Mujud’s warning to him, at Dehli, v5.p345
Ewart, Col.,
implores his Sipahis at Kanhpur not to mutiny (4 June), v2.p232
murdered at massacre after the capitulation (27 June), v2.p247, v2.p255,
Ewart, Mrs., murdered at Kanhpur (27 June), v2.p255
Ewart, Lieut., dies of sunstroke while escaping from Naogaon (20 June), v3.p130
Ewart, Lieut.-Col.,
commands rear-guard at Lakhnao (15 Nov), v4.p125
defends right of British advance into Lakhnao, v4.p148
leads Highlanders to attack of Sikandarbagh (16 Nov), v4.p128
the second man to enter the Sikandarbagh, v4.p129
desperate fight with rebels there, v4.p131
captures a standard at the Sikandarbagh, v4.p132n
his splendid conduct on that occasion officially unnoticed, v4.p131n
occupies Barracks at Lakhnao with his Highlanders, v4.p138
Loses his left arm at Kanhpur (1 Dec), v4.p185
Eyre, Major Vincent,
his character, and antecedents, v3.p61
his heroic devotion in Afghanistan, v3.p61n
Ordered, with his battery, to Allahabad (10 July), v3.p62
reaches Baksar (21 July), v3.p62
assumes responsibility of diverting troops to relieve Arah, v3.p63
lands two guns to protect Ghazipur, v3.p62
returns to Baksar with 25 Highlanders, v3.p62
sends his few Highlanders back to protect Ghazipur, v3.p64
lands three guns for temporary defence of Danapur (25 July), v3.p62
His Relief of Arah
Strength of his impoverished expeditionary force, v3.p63
asks assistance from Gen. Lloyd, but receives discouragement, v3.p63n
he is informed that he will receive no help from Danapur, v3.p69n
Starts on his bold expedition to Arah (30 July), v3.p63
hurries there by forced marches, v3.p61
hears of defeat of Capt. Dunbar, but perseveres in his own attempt, v3.p64
first attempt of Sipahis to check his advance on Arah (2 Aug), v3.p61
drives Sipahis from wood on road to Arah, v3.p65
the mutineers destroy the bridge at Bibiganj, v3.p65
the Major’s ingenious attempt to turn position of Sipahis, v3.p66
critical position of his force, v3.p66
his famous bayonet-charge opens the way to Arah, v3.p66
enters Arah in triumph (3 Aug), v3.p67
He saves Bihar from Sipahi marauders by relief of Arah, 67
important consequences of his relief of Arah, v6.p33
His Operations against Kunwar Singh
Wins the confidence of his troops, v3.p84
disarms the townspeople, v3.p84
punishes the traitorous, v3.p84
organises Volunteer Cavalry at Arah, v3.p84
resolves to crush Kunwar Singh, v3.p83
asks reinforcements to be sent to Arah, v3.p81
force with which he attacked Jagdispur, v3.p84
starts against Jagdispur (11 Aug), v3.p84
drives Kunwar Singh from Tola Narainpur and Dilawar (12 Aug), v3.p85
Effect of his brilliant achievements on officialdom at Calcutta, v3.p76
Mr. Tayler falsely charged with restraining his actions, v3.p77n
His subsequent Achievements
He is ordered to Allahabad (14 Aug), v3.p86
sends force to Jataura (14 Aug), v3.p86
leaves Arah for Allahabad (20 Aug), v3.p87
sent with his battery to Kanhpur (5 Sept), v3.p330
attacks and annihilates mutineers at Kundapati (11 Sept), v3.p351
crosses with heavy guns into Oudh (20 Sept), v3.p356
commands Artillery issuing from Residency to meet Sir Colin Campbell (16 Nov), v4.p145
his great services at the Alambagh, v4.p252
drives rebels from front of that position (16 Mar ’58), v4.p281
This collection transcribed by Chris Gage