Recollections of a Lucknow veteran, 1845-1876

Ruggles John 1827-

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wwvewUfa/^d^ RECOLLECTIONS OF A LUCKNOW VETERAN RECOLLECTIONS OF A LUCKNOW VETERAN 1845-1876 BY RUGGLESMAJOR-GENERAL J. COLONEL, IQTH PUNJABEES ANDLONGMANS, CO,GREEN, PATERNOSTER39 LONDONROW, NEW YORK AND BOMBAY 1906 054-71 ! Befcfcatefc TO MY DEAR WIFE AS A SLIGHT RETURN FOR ALL THE UNTIRING AND MYINTEREST TROUBLE SHE HAS TAKEN IN WORK 512870 INTRODUCTION itno claim toALTHOUGH merit,literarypossessing has occurred to me that these few fromjottings my interest some of thoseLife who,Military might times oflike the troublousmyself, passed through the Indian and still survive. I fear thatMutiny this number is fast and I finddecreasing, personally it sad we assemble at our Annual Luck-whenvery now Dinner to miss familiar and it seldomfaces, comes round without some comrades whomissing shared with me this anxious time. From about we have now dwindled down to scarce fifty twenty- and SILENT so often to theirthe drunkfive, TOAST, casts a shadow over thosememory, present. So have that I now hold themany passed away " of the Father of the Garrison ". At theposition time of Prince of WalesH.R.H. thethis,my writing has us the ofjust paid very high compliment receiving the few Veterans at Lucknow.surviving His in anto address,Royal Highness, replying 'made the remark : "The name of LUCK-following viii INTRODUCTION ' NOW is to us at home it is of our;very precious part of which we are and these sentimentshistory proud, be shared the Veterans".

Sujets

• Lucknow
• Siège

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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wwvewUfa/^d^RECOLLECTIONS OF A
LUCKNOW VETERANRECOLLECTIONS
OF A
LUCKNOW VETERAN
1845-1876
BY
RUGGLESMAJOR-GENERAL J.
COLONEL, IQTH PUNJABEES
ANDLONGMANS, CO,GREEN,
PATERNOSTER39 LONDONROW,
NEW YORK AND BOMBAY
1906054-71
!Befcfcatefc
TO MY DEAR WIFE
AS A SLIGHT RETURN FOR ALL
THE UNTIRING AND MYINTEREST TROUBLE SHE HAS TAKEN IN WORK
512870