THE HOME OF THE GUIDES
When the Guides about the middle of the last century first pitched their
wandering tents in the plains of Yusafzai they were only birds of
passage, in hot pursuit of some band of marauders, or swiftly marching
to surprise a distant stronghold. But as the border became more settled,
and sudden movements were less seldom called for, a position was chosen
within striking distance of all the centres of disturbance. And thus
came to be selected the site of the little cantonment, which since has
sent forth generations of steel-bred warriors to keep bright the ancient
flame; a small oasis, rescued by rough but kindly hands from the dry and
desolate desert, and which the leisure of sixty years has served to turn
into the beautiful and cherished home of the Guides.
The camp in due course shed its white wings and became a dust-hued fort.
As seen by an eagle soaring overhead, its shape is that of a
five-pointed star, and on four of the points stood the officers'
quarters, while on the fifth were the magazine and _place d'armes_. All
round the inside of the star, tucked away under the parapets, were the
rude shelters of the infantry, while a hornwork held the troops of
cavalry. For a few hundred yards round the jungle and scrub were cleared
away, a Union Jack run up to the modest mast-head on the keep, and
Hôti-Mardan Fort became not only the home of the Guides, but also the
symbol of British power on the wild borders of Yaghistan, the land of
everlasting conflict and of unending vendettas.
It was the pride of a far-distant generation to name the bastions of the
old fort after famous leaders who had gone before: Lumsden, the genial
dashing soldier, who stamped his type on the small beginnings; Hodson,
the far-famed leader of light horse; Daly, whose steadfast resolve
carried through the great march to Delhi; Sam Browne, the one-armed hero
of a hundred fights.
Soon after the Mutiny the fort began to overflow, for the country was
now getting more settled, and British officers could venture to build
houses outside the walls of fortified enclosures. Thus the
Assistant-Commissioner migrated eight hundred yards to the south-east,
while an officers' mess was built on the river bank two hundred yards to
the north-west. A quarter of a century passed before more houses were
added, and then at intervals of a few years came the church and more
houses, while extensions of the soldiers' lines took place to
accommodate the increasing numbers.
And thus it stands to-day, the little five-bastioned fort, round which
are loosely thrown half a dozen houses and a church. And yet there is a
difference, for the picture is now set, not in dull desert tints, but in
soft shades of green. Everywhere are avenues and clumps of great trees,
hedges of roses, of limes, and deronta encircle every garden, the green
of the polo grounds is as that of the Emerald Isle. Even the old fort
has lost its grimness, and the mud walls have given place to beautiful
terraces bright with every flower; while the once formidable moat is
spanned by peaceful rustic bridges, clustered thick with climbing roses,
and giving access to the gardens and orchards which spread along the
_glacis_.
On the Hodson bastion stands the old mess, now an officers' quarter,
where in bygone stormy days they used to sit at dinner with revolvers
handy, and swords stacked in the corner, alert and ready for sudden
alarm or excursion. A strange imprint of those old times remained for
many years, a bullet-mark high up in one corner of the dining-room; and
this bullet, according to tradition, was fired at dinner by Sir Sam
Browne, who was a deadly shot, and nailed to the wall the tail of a
cobra which was disappearing into a crevice.
Passing near the Hodson bastion and running to the present mess is
Godby-road, named after General C.J. Godby, who after nearly losing his
head from a sabre stroke in the Sikh War, again well-nigh lost it near
this spot at the hands of a ghazi. The incident affords an early
instance of the ready resource which has always been one of the typical
characteristics of the Guides. When Godby was cut down by a treacherous
blow there happened to be two or three men within hail, and these at
once dashed to the rescue; but they were disarmed, while the fanatic
brandished a razor-edged Afghan blade, and was prepared to sell his life
dearly. Sharp eyes and ready wit, however, came to aid. Close by was a
tent pitched, the guy ropes tied to long heavy wooden pegs such as are
used in India. As quick as thought the tent was struck, the pegs
wrenched from the ground, and the ghazi surrounded, overpowered,
secured, and incidentally in due course hanged.
The present mess is full not only of historical mementoes, as is only
natural, but also of archæological treasures of great value and
antiquity. On the walls captured banners, swords and daggers, guns and
pistols, share the honours with portraits of old commanders and of the
mighty dead with their swords beneath them. Over the anteroom
mantelpiece is a very gracious picture of Queen Victoria, presented by
her Majesty in 1876; and this is flanked by pictures of King Edward the
Seventh, who is Colonel-in-Chief of the corps, and Queen Alexandra, both
presented by their Majesties when they were Prince and Princess of
Wales. Over the mantelpiece in the dining-room is an excellent oil
painting of Sir Harry Lumsden, who raised the corps.
One of the most interesting relics is one leaf of a mahogany table,
captured at the siege of Delhi and used in camp on the Ridge; the other
two leaves were taken by the 60th Rifles and the 2nd Gurkhas, who lay
alongside the Guides at Hindu Rao's house. On the leaves are roughly
carved symbolic crests and mottoes for the three regiments: A Maltese
Cross and _Celer et Audax_ for the 60th Rifles; crossed swords and
_Stout and Steady_ for the Gurkhas; and crossed Afghan knives with
_Rough and Ready_ for the Guides. On this latter leaf may be seen
standing a cigar-lighter made out of grapeshot picked up in camp during
the siege.
High up on the walls all round are endless trophies of the chase,
probably the finest collection in Asia--Ovis poli, Ovis Ammon, Ibex,
markhor, bara sing, and bison; besides specimens from other continents
whither officers have gone in pursuit of sport or war. A splendid
collection of plate testifies to success in many a field of sport, polo,
tent-pegging, and shooting.
The archæological treasures consist of sculptures and friezes of
Greco-Buddhist origin, illustrating incidents in the life of Buddha,
while the statues represent the great Gautama and some of his disciples.
Most of these are still in perfect preservation, though varying from
fifteen hundred to two thousand years in antiquity. They were all
discovered, many years ago, within a few miles of the mess, and are
naturally preserved with the greatest care. Savants from even so far
afield as France, Germany, and America have journeyed to see them.
The mess stands in a five-acre garden, which has been the joy of many
generations; for, apart from its abundant fertility, amidst its shades
are to be found a swimming-bath and racquet-court, as well as tennis,
badminton, and croquet lawns. Oranges, strawberries, peaches, plums,
apricots, grapes, loquats and other fruits flourish and abound, while
nearly every species of English flower and vegetable grows strong and
well. Great trees give shade and peace to the place. But perhaps the
greatest attraction to the hot and weary officer, and which leaves the
most grateful memory with the dusky warriors who march through in war
and peace, is the deep cool swimming-bath alongside which under the
trees is spread a breakfast that suits the hour and climate. There are
perhaps few more grateful feelings than on a summer's morning to come
out of the fierce heat and dust and glare of field-exercises, or a march
from the Malakand or Nowshera, and to find oneself in these cool and
comforting surroundings.
Just outside the garden is the old graveyard, where rest in God the
brave hearts who have fought the good fight, and now with sword in
sheath watch with kindly pride the keen young blades who follow in their
steps. Side by side lie two of the heroic Battyes, Wigram and Fred, two
of the four brothers who died for their Queen and Country. As has been
related elsewhere, Wigram was killed in 1879 while charging at the head
of his squadron at Futtehabad in Afghanistan, and Fred fell mortally
wounded just as he had completed a most brilliant operation at the
Panjkora river, on the march to the relief of Chitral in 1895. Close to
them lies that kindly, upright gentleman, beloved of all, Bob
Hutchinson, who fell at the head of the Guides during a night attack on
the border village of Malandrai in 1886. A few yards in another
direction may be seen a stone to the memory of A.M. Ommanney, a young
officer who was assassinated by a fanatic in mistake for his brother.
Besides these, and many other single graves, there are large inclusive
monuments to the memory of the officers and men of various regiments who
have fought on these borders. Amongst them may be seen those erected to
the memory of the officers and men of the 71st Highland Light Infantry,
93rd Sutherland Highlanders, and 101st Royal Bengal Fusiliers, all
killed in the Umbeyla campaign of 1863.
Outside the old graveyard, standing at the meeting of three roads, is a
very fine mulberry tree, planted at the spot where, according to old
soldiers, Colonel Spottiswoode, of the 55th Native Infantry, in deep
distress at the mutiny of his regiment, determined to take his own life
rather than live to see it disgraced, and under which, according to
tradition, he lies buried.
Passing through the bazaar, we come to the Memorial arch and tank,
erected by Government to Major Sir Louis Cavignari, Mr. W. Jenkyns,
Lieutenant Walter Hamilton, V.C., Surgeon Kelly and the native officers,
non-commissioned-officers, and men of the Guides who fell in the defence
of the Kabul Residency, September, 3rd, 1879. Just outside the memorial
garden is the spot where Lieutenant A.M. Ommanney was assassinated, now
known as the Ommanney cross-roads.
Every road in the cantonment has a name, and each name in itself is an
honoured memory. Some bear the names of old officers of the corps, while
others keep green the memory of those fallen in war. Amongst the former
will be found Sir Alfred Wilde, Sir Charles Keyes, Sir Frances Jenkins,
and Sir John McQueen. Sir Alfred Wilde commanded the corps with great
distinction during the Umbeyla campaign of 1863, and afterwards went on
to command the Punjab Frontier Force, as did also Sir Charles Keyes. Of
Sir Frances Jenkins a book might be written, for his connection with the
Guides extended over nearly twenty-four years. He was one of the most
accomplished soldiers who have ever served in the Indian Army and
carried with him much of the breezy skill in war of Sir Harry Lumsden.
Sir John McQueen also was a soldier of great renown, who afterwards
commanded the Punjab Frontier Force. Other roads bear the names of Bob
Hutchinson, who, as above recorded, was killed in the night attack on
Malandrai; Walter Hamilton, killed in defence of the Kabul Residency;
Hector MacLean, who earned the Victoria Cross and died to save a comrade
at Landaki, in Swat; Quentin Battye, who, mortally wounded, passed
peacefully away at Delhi with the words _Dulce et decorum est pro patria
mori_ on his lips; Wigram Battye, killed bravely charging in
Afghanistan, and Fred Battye, killed at the Panjkora. Great names these
all, and spreading still their soldier influence, perhaps insensibly,
over the spirit of their old home and regiment.
Out beyond the cavalry parade-ground is the Home Farm, and on each side
of it run the cavalry and infantry rifle-ranges, skirted by fine avenues
of trees. Between the infantry range and the church are two of the best
polo-grounds in India,--grounds which have produced many famous players
and many famous teams. The church was erected by public subscription to
the memory of Colonel Hutchinson, and claims the great attraction to
sojourners in a foreign land of being like a little English church. On
the walls are tablets to the memory of Sir Harry Lumsden; Major F.H.
Barton, the cheery, gallant sportsman who was killed at polo in 1902;
Major Gaikskill; A.W. Wilde, son of Sir Alfred; Hector MacLean; Quentin
and Fred Battye; Major G.H. Bretherton, who was drowned on the way to
Lhassa; Charlie Keyes, son of Sir Charles, treacherously killed in West
Africa, and many others. The churchyard is beautifully laid out with
many rare plants, flowers, and trees. There remains only, to finish up
with, the old cricket-ground, now used entirely for lawn-tennis,
badminton, and croquet; for cricket flourishes not in India at this day,
though doubtless a revival may come before many years, as is so often
the case with games.
The daily life at Mardan is much the same as in any other Indian
cantonment. In the early morning comes parade or manoeuvre, growing
painfully early as the brief hot weather creeps on. Stables follow for
the cavalry, and work in the lines for the infantry. Next comes
orderly-room for the adjutants and others; and twice a week _durbar_.
The durbar in an Indian regiment takes the place of the formal
orderly-room of a British regiment. It is held in the open, under the
trees, or at any convenient spot; and the underlying principle is that
any man in the regiment may be present to hear, and, when called upon,
to speak. It is a sort of open court, whereat not only are delinquents
brought up for judgment, but all matters connected with the welfare of
the men, and especially such as in any way touch their pockets or
privileges, are openly discussed. To add to the semi-informal and
friendly nature of the assembly, all the men are allowed to wear plain
clothes.
In the afternoon both officers and men are, as a rule, free to amuse
themselves with such sport and games as may seem good to them. Round and
about Mardan there is fairly good small-game shooting, the game-book in
a good year showing over three thousand head shot by the officers.
Amongst these are wild duck of many varieties, wild geese, snipe,
partridges, hare, and quail.
The ancient and royal sport of falconry, which long flourished, has of
late years become much restricted owing to the increase of cultivation.
One of the highest forms of falconry, and one little known in other
countries, was the pursuit of the ravine deer. Only falcons reared from
the nest could be trained to this sport, and they had to be obtained
from far off Central Asia. The falcon used was the Cherug, or Saker as
she is known in Europe, and the method of training is interesting. From
the nest upwards the bird was taught that the only possible place to
obtain food was from between a pair of antlers. At first fed sitting
between them, as she learnt to flutter she was encouraged to bridge a
short gap to her dinner. Then, as she grew stronger, she flew short
distances to get her food as before. The next step was the use of a
stuffed deer on wheels, which, when the hawk was loosed, was run along,
and thus accustomed her to the idea of movement in getting her food. At
the same time she was accustomed to the presence of greyhounds, for
without the aid of these she would never be able to bring down her
quarry. For the Pathan saying is: "The first day a ravine deer is born a
fleet man may catch it; the second day a dog; and the third day no one!"
The hawks, which were flown in pairs, were now taken into the field,
keen set, to use a term in falconry; that is very hungry, but not
weakened or disheartened by hunger. Directly a herd of deer was sighted
the hawks were cast loose, and, soaring up, soon descried a seemingly
familiar object with a pair of antlers, between which there was
doubtless a delicious meal. Off, therefore, they went straight for the
quarry, and, stooping, struck for the deer's antlers. Naturally,
however, no bird of that size could bring a deer to earth, or even stop
him unaided; but the hawks had done their initial work, and the riders,
with a couple of greyhounds leashed to the stirrup, rode hard for the
spot where the hawks were striking, and let slip the hounds.
The rattle of hoofs at once stampeded the deer, and then the chase
began. The hawks, in turn towering and stooping, showed the line to
take, for the deer was invisible to the dogs, and generally to the
riders. But the dogs had learnt to work by the hawks, and cutting a
corner here, or favoured by a jink there, gradually closed up, the part
of the hawks being, by constant striking, to delay and confuse the deer.
It was a hard ride and a fine combination which secured the quarry, and,
as with all sport worth the name, it was even chances on the deer. When
the combination failed and the deer got away, it was a bit of human
nature to see the meeting between the hawks and the dogs. The hawks
would be sitting on the ground or on a bush, evidently and unmistakably
using language of the most sulphurous nature; while the dogs came up,
their tongues out, their tails between their legs, and with a general
air of exhaustion, dejection, and apology. As they slunk up the muttered
curses broke forth: "You! you lazy hound! Call yourself a greyhound!
You're a fat-tailed sheep, that's what you are, nothing more!" And up
would get friend hawk and cuff and strike and harry that poor dog, till
he fairly yelped and fled to his master for protection.
Duck and bustard still afford sport to the falconer, but he has to work
further afield, and gets less in return than in the olden times. The
bustard gives good sport, and often a good run of three or four miles;
indeed there is on record a case of an eleven mile point.
On the mountain range which lies close to Mardan markhor are to be
found, and some good heads have been shot; while in the lower slopes
good bags of chikore, black and grey partridge, and rock-pigeons may be
obtained. There are two of the best polo-grounds in India, and the
Guides can generally put up a good team or two to compete in the various
tournaments, and generally one or more challenge-cups are to be seen on
their mess table. Racquets, tennis, and hockey, lime-cutting,
tent-pegging and other mounted sports are also part of the weekly life;
while friendly visits, given and taken, keep touch with the neighbouring
stations.
The climate of these parts is on the whole eminently healthy and
bracing. True, there are four months of very hot weather, but they get
lost sight of in the keen delight of the other eight. Red cheeks with
buoyant activity and spirits carry their own advertisement.
Thus, briefly described, has been the home of the Guides for upwards of
sixty years; a little kingdom barely a mile square, but full of happy
associations for all who have lived there. It is a quiet, unassuming
spot, which year by year has bred, and sent forth to fight, many a
gallant officer and brave soldier; and which in future years hopes to
keep bright the shining record of great deeds that have gone before.
INDEX
A
Abazai, 96
Abbott, 12
Abdul Mujid, 153-9
Adams, Capt., 162
Adams, Col., 183-4
Afghan War, the, 1878-80, 117-134
Afghanistan, the yeoman armies of, 131
Afridis, the, 47
The Jowaki, 47, 93
Agnew, murder of, 18, 19
general references to, 12
Ahmed Jan, 61
Ajun Khan, 44
Alawi-ke-Serai, 71
Alexandra, Queen, 188
Ali Musjid captured by Guides, 119
Amandara Pass, 181
Amir Dost Mahomed Khan, 60
Amritsar, 31
Anderson, murder of, 19
Archæological treasures of the Guides, 189
Asmai heights, assaults on, 128
Attock, 67, 68, 94
B
Babuzai, village of, 9-12
Bahaud-din Khan, 120-2
Bajaur, 64
Baldwin, Lt., 162
Bandobust, 59
Bannu, 21
Barnes, Mr., (Commissioner) 71
Barton, F.H., Major, 193
Battye, Capt. Fred., 128, 164-5-7, 191, 193
Battye, Quentin, his death at Delhi, 74
References to, 124, 193
Battye, Capt. Wigram, 95, 123, 124, 125, 191, 193
Bengal Cavalry, 11th, 91
Bengal Fusiliers, 101st Royal, 90
Bengal Lancers, 11th, 178, 180-1
Beresford, Lord William, 83-6
Bhawulpore, 21
Bibi Pakdaman mosque, the, 22
Blood, Sir Bindon, 179, 182
Boileau, Col. S.B., 47
Bond, Lt., 80
Bori, attack on, 47-50
Bretherton, Major G.H., 193
Browne, Sir Sam., 119, 187
Brownlow, Sir Charles, 88-9
Budlika-Serai, battle of, 72
Buner, 177
Burhan, 68
C
Campbell, Sir Colin, 43
Campbell, Fred., 169
Campbell, Major R.B., 94
Cavignari, Sir Louis, and the attack on Paia, 93-4
And the attack on Sapri, 95-6
His work and death at Kabul, 97-116
References to, 92, 192
Chakdara, 174-5, 178-182
Chamberlain, Neville, Sir, 69, 78, 90
Charasiab, battle at, 132-4
Charpoy, 157
Chenab, the, 27, 70
Cherat, 47
Chillianwalla, battle of, 26
Chitral, the Mehtar of, 61-2
The relief of, 160-171
Chute, Col., 65
Climo, Lt., 177
Cotton, Sir Sidney, 75-6
Crag picquet, the, 87
D
Daly, Henry, in command of Guides, 68
His report of march to Delhi, 68-73
His death, 74
Reference to, 186
Dargai, 172
Deh-i-Afghan, 129
Delhi, Guides march to, 67
Captured, 74
Dera-Ismail-Khan district, 20
Derajat, 21
Derajat Battery, the, 170
Devonshire regiment, 168
Dilawur Khan, Subadar of Guides, the story of, 51-64
Dir, Khan of, 170
Discipline, value of sequence of orders of command in action, 80
Dogras, 162
Dogras, the 38th, 178
Drill, dislike of free-lances to, 58
Duffadar, the, 10
E
Edward VII., King, 188
Edwardes, Herbert, general references to, 12, 50, 69
Marches against Mooltan, 20-1
Reports on position, 25
Eliott-Lockhart, Lt. P., 173
English, the, Pathan saying concerning, 63
F
Faiz Talab, Duffadar, spies upon a doubtful tribe, 138-43
Fakira, Duffadar, 87
Fattehabad, battle of, 123
Fatteh Khan, of Guides' cavalry, heroism of, 10-11
Fatteh Khan, Khuttuk, heroism of at Mooltan, 23-25, 38
At Gujar Garhi, 40-3
Feringhis, the (_see_ English)
Fincastle, Viscount, 177, 184
Foot, 17th, 123
Foot, the 22nd, 47
Foot, 24th, 26
Foot, the 70th, 65
Ford, Lt., 177
G
Gaduns, the, 87
Gaikskill, 193
Ganda Singh: Defeated by Guides, 27-8
Ghazis, the, 124
Grand Trunk Road, 68
Godby, Gen. C.J., 187
Godby-road, 187
Gordon Highlanders, 168
Gorindghar, fortress of, captured by Guides, 31-8
Gough, Lord, 26
Gough, Sir Charles, 123
Greaves, Lt. R.T., 183
Guides, the Corps of:
Founded by Sir Henry-Lawrence, 1-5
Lumsden, Harry, raises, 4
Its training and personnel, 5-6
Its first fight, 7
Adventure at Babuzai, 9-12
In Second Sikh War, 13-38
March to Lahore, 13-14
With Edwardes at Mooltan, 21
With Lumsden at Mooltan, 22-26
Defeat Ganda Singh at Nuroat, 27-8
At Gujrat, 28-30
Capture of Gorindghar by, 31-8
On the Frontier in the 'Fifties, 39-50
Defeat Mukaram Khan, 41-3
Charge at Nawadand, 43-6
At Bori, 47-50
The Story of Dilawur Khan, subadar of, 51-64
In the Mutiny, 65-75
Daly, Henry, in command of, 68
March to Delhi, 67
The effect of arrival, 73
The return to Peshawur, 74
In minor wars, 76-96
In expedition against: Mahsud Waziri tribe, 78
In Umbeyla campaign, 87
In attack on Crag Picquet, 88-91
In attack on Paia, 93-94
At the Embassy at Kabul, 98
Massacre of, 102-116
In the Afghan War, 1878-80, 117-134
Attack Ali Musjid, 119
How Bahaud-din Khan joined the, 120-2
At Fattehabad, 123-27
March to Sherpur, 127-8
In assaults on Takht-i-Shah and Asmai Heights, 128-31
In battle at Charasiab, 132-4
War stories of, 135-143
Remarkable obedience to orders, 137
The adventure of Faiz Talab, 138-143
The adventures of Shah Sowar and Abdul Majid, 144-159
The Relief of Chitral, 160-171
Action at the Panjkora, 163-7
At the Malakand, 1897, 172-184
The Home of the Guides, 185-198
Leaders of Guides (_see_ under Lumsden, Daly, Hodson,
Keyes, Jenkins, Campbell Lockhart, &c.).
Gundamuk, the Treaty of, 97, 98
Gurkhas, the, 47-8
Gurkhas, 2nd, 189
Gurkhas, 5th, 81
Gurkhas, 66th, 47
H
Hafiz Ji, 60
Hammond, Sir Arthur, 128
Hamilton, Lt. Walter:
Heroism and Death at Kabul, 98-116
At Battle of Fattehabad, 123-126
References to, 192-3
Hardinge, Lt. G.M.
At Nawadand, 44-46
Havildar, the, 34
Hazara, 77
Highlanders, 72nd, 128
Highlanders, 92nd, 128, 131-2
Highland Light Infantry, 71st., 90, 191
Hindustanis, the, 77, 87, 89
Hodson, Lt. W.S.R.:
With Lumsden at Lahore, 16
At Nuroat, 27-8
Commands Guides, 46
At Bori, 47-50
General References to, 186
Hodson bastion, 187
Home Farm, 193
Horse-artillery, 123
Hôti-Mardan Fort, 186
Hussars, 10th, 123
Hutchinson, Bob, 191
I
Indus, the, 94
Irregular cavalry, 2nd, 28
Irregular cavalry, 10th, 65
J
James, Mr., of Survey Department, 40
Jandul River, 166
Jehangira, Village of, 54
Jellalabad, 123, 124, 127
Jemadar, 108
Jenkins, Col. Sir Francis, 87, 119-122, 127, 132-3, 137, 143
Jenkins, Mr. W., at Kabul, 99-116, 192
Jewand Sing, 109
Jhelum, 69
Jugdullak Pass, 127
Juma of the bhisti, 54
K
Kabul, British Embassy at, 98
Massacre of Embassy Guard, 102-116
Memorial to Embassy Guard, 171
Kàlu Khan, 6
Kamoké, 70
Kandahar, 117
Karachi, 144
Karnal, 67, 71
Kelly, Col., 161
Kelly, Surgeon A.H., at Kabul, 99-116, 192
Keyes, Charlie, 194
Keyes, Sir Charles, in command of Guides, 88, 192
Khanan Khan, 21
Khan Singh, General of Sikhs, 14-16
Khar, 174, 179
Khyber Pass, 119, 135
King's Own Scottish Borderers, 168
Kipling, Rudyard, his poem on Gunga Din, 53
Kutlgar, the, 91
L
Lahore, 3, 32, 70
Landaki, action of, 182
Lataband Pass, 127
Lawrence, Lord, 50, 69, 82
Lawrence, Col. George, in Peshawur, 9, 12
Lawrence, Sir Henry, founds the Guides, 1-5
Ruler of the Punjab, 12
Le Bas, Mr., 72
Lewis, Lt., 80
Lhassa, 194
Lockhart, Lt., 176
Low, Robert, Sir, 161, 165, 170
Ludhiana, 71
Lumsden, Harry, General, raises the Corps of Guides, 4
Captures Mughdara, 7
At Lahore, 14-17
At Mooltan, 22-26
At Nuroat, 27-8
His choice of men, 51-3
And Dilawur Khan, 55-9
And Waziris, 78-9
Transferred from Guides, 81
Tribute to his qualities, 81-3
References to, 10, 21, 87, 186, 189, 193
Lundkwar Valley, the, 9
Lyell, Dr. R., of the Guides, 48
M
Macgregor, Sir Charles, his tribute to the Guides, 97
Maclean, H. Lt., 177, 184, 193
Macpherson, Gen., 134
McQueen, Sir John, 192
Maharani (the) of the Punjab, revolt of, 13-17
Malakand, the, 162, 172-184
Malandrai, 191
Mandra, 69
Maps, the objections of the natives to surveying, 40, 155
Mardan, 40, 65, 67, 115, 125, 171
Daily life at, 194-5
Meerut, 65, 71
Mehtab Sing, 108
Meiklejohn, Col., 175-8
Metcalfe, Sir Theophilus, 72
Mihna, 70
Minchin, Lt., 174, 179
Mohaindin, 22
Monastery picquet, the, 88
Mooltan, fighting round, 19-30
Mounted Police, 65
Mughdara, village of, captured by Guides, 7
Mullah Abdullah, 87
Mulraj, the Diwan revolts, 18-19
Defeated by Herbert Edwardes, 21
Surrenders, 26
Mundah, 171
Mutiny, the Guides in the, 65-75
N
Naik, the, 10
Napier of Magdala, Lord, 50
Native Infantry, 14th, 89
Native Infantry, 55th, 65, 191
Native soldiers, their devotion to our English Officers, 82-6,
114, 125, 149
Awkwardness of using them against their own people, 136
Nawadand (Utmankheyl village of) captured, 43-46
Nicholson, John, pursues mutineers, 66
General reference to, 12, 65, 69
North camp (Malakand), 176
North-west frontier, 51
Nowshera, cantonment of, 65, 68, 93, 94
Nuksan Pass, 64
O
Ommanney, A.M., 191, 192
Order of, Merit, the twelve Guides awarded, 129
After the Malakand Campaign, 184
Owen, Roddy, 162
P
Paia, Cavignaris' attack on, 93-4
Panjkora, the, 166
Panjtar Hills, the, 7
Patiala, the Maharaja of, 71
Peebles, Captain, 170
Peshawur, 8, 40, 43, 61,65, 66, 74, 83
Pioneers, 32nd, 170
Pipli, 71
Political Officers in the Punjab, 2
Probyn, Sir Dighton, 91
Punjab, the, position of British in 1846, 2, 8; in 1848, 12-17
Punjab Frontier Force, 192
Punjab Infantry, 1st, 88-9
Punjab Infantry, 5th, 65
Punjab Infantry, 20th, 47, 88, 89, 90
Punjab Infantry, 24th, 177
Punjab Infantry, 31st, 176-7
R
Rajpoora, 71
Ram Singh, 27-8
Rasul Khan, his stratagem at Gorindghar, 32-8
Rattray, Lieut., 174, 179, 181
Ravi, the, 17
Rawul Pindi, 67, 83
Reid, Col., 178
Ressaldar, the, 14
Ricketts, Mr. Deputy Commissioner at Ludhiana, 71
Rifles, 60th, 189
Roberts, Lord, and the Guides, 117-19, 129
References to, 127, 128, 129, 131-133
Ross, Major, C.C.G., 89, 90
Royal Bengal Fusiliers, 101st, 191
Royal Horse Artillery, F.-A Battery, 132
S
Sadusam, battle of, 22
Sapri, attack on, 95-6
Secrecy, its value in frontier warfare, 92
Shadipore, 94
Shah Sowar, 144-53
Shahzada Taimus, 106
Sheikapura, 16, 17
Sheikh Abdul Quadir ("Smith" of Karachi), 144-153
Shikar, 63
Sikh cavalry, 7
Sikh Durbar, the, 3, 8, 18
Sikh war, the first, position at close of, 12
the second, 12-30
Sikhs, the, their rule in 1846, 8
Sikhs, 4th, 81, 161, 168
Sikhs, the 35th, 178
Sikhs, the 45th, 178, 180
Sing, Sher, deserts at Mooltan, 25
Sittana, 76-7
Sobraon, 70
Sohawa, 69
Sowars, 21
Sport at Mardan, 195-8
Spottiswode, Col. Henry, his grief and suicide during mutiny, 66
Reference to, 191
Subadar, 32
Subaltern, the British, tribute to, 46, 181
Suraj Kund, 22
Surveying (_see_ under "Maps".)
Sutherland Highlanders, 93rd, 191
Sutlej, 70
Swat River Canal, 95
Swat Valley, 162, 174, 179, 182
Swinley, Lt., 177
T
Takht-i-Shah, assaults on, 128
Taylor, 12
Topi, 87
Turner, Lt. F. McC., 48
Tytler, General, 119
U
Umballa, 32, 71
Umbeyla campaign, 87, 191
V
Van Cortlandt, 21
Vaughan, 65
Victoria, Queen, 188
Victoria Cross, the, awarded:
Lt. Walter Hamilton, 127
Capt. A.G. Hammond, 128
Lord Fincastle, 184
Colonel Adams, 184
Hector Maclean, 184
W
Wazirabad, 70
Waziris, the, 78
Wheatley, 181
Wheler, General, 28
Whish, General, 23, 25
White, Sir George, 131
Wilde, A.W., 193
Wilde, Sir Alfred, 192
Wright, Hedley, 181
Y
Yakub Khan, the Amir and the Embassy at Kabul, 98
And the massacre of Embassy, 108
Yusafzai, the plain of, 6, 9, 40, 54, 95, 185
Z
Ziarat, the, 63
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[Transcriber's Notes:
On numerous occasions throughout the book the term Dilawur appears with
a macron (straight line), over the 'a'. For this text version the word
has been represented as simply 'Dilawur' for readability rather than as
'Dilawur' as presented durring proofreading.
In the Table of Contents section for Ch. XIII and on pages 182 & 193 the
word Landaki appears with a macron (straight line), over the second 'a'
and has been formatted for this version as without the macron. In the
Index it appears as Landàki, which has also been regularised.
In the Table of Contents section for Ch. XIV the word Yaghistan appears
with a macron (straight line), over the first 'a' and has been formatted
for this version without the macron.
In the List of Illustrations the one at 'page 162' was corrected as it was
shown as 'page 16'.
On page 23 near the bottom the word 'diposed' appears and has been
corrected to read 'disposed'.
On page 36, the double 'of' in the phrase "on the right of of the
_nullah_" has been corrected.
On page 37 the word 'out-manoeuvred' appears, but in the original text
the 'oe' is actually an 'oe ligature' which is replaced in this version
with just 'oe'.
On page 62 the word Bokhara appears with a macron (straight line),
over the first 'a' and has been formatted for this version without the
macron.
On page 66 the word Katlung appears with a macron (straight line),
over the 'a' and has been formated for this version without the macron.
On page 69 the word Jani-ki-Sang appears with a macron (straight line),
over the first 'a' and has been formated for this version without the
macron.
On page 104 the words Yar Charyar appears with a macron (straight line),
over the first and third 'a' and has been formated for this version
without the macron.
On pages 122 and 186 the word Yaghistan appears with a macron (straight
line), over the first 'a' and has been formated for this version without
the macron.
On page 124 the word ghazis appears with a macron (straight line),
over the 'a' and has been formated for this version without the macron.
On page 129 the village name 'Deh-i-Affghan' was changed to
'Deh-i-Afghan' to match the index using the much more common version.
On page 133 in the next to last line, the letter 'l' was dropped from
the word 'General' and now added back.
On page 139 and 159 the word Shahbash appears with a macron (straight
line), overboth instances of the letter 'a' and has been formated for
this version without the macron.
On page 159 near the bottom an 'f' was left of off the word 'of' and now
added back.
On page 170, at the bottom of the first paragraph, the word 'cannnot'
was corrected to read 'cannot'.
On page 184 the word ziarat appears twice with a macron (straight line),
over the 'a' and has been formated for this version without the macron.
On page 194 the word 'manoeuvre' appears, but in the original text the
'oe' is actually an 'oe ligature' which is replaced in this version
with just 'oe'.
End of Transcriber's Notes]
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