The Mutiny Outbreak at Meerut in 1857

J. A. B. Palmer

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511563386

The establishment in British India produced an impressive number of scholars and scholarly amateurs who pursued historical and other studies and wrote books and articles of distinction. Mr Palmer has produced a work in this tradition. His subject is the outbreak of the Mutiny (as the Raj considered it) among the native regiments (as the Raj called them) at Meerut on the evening of Sunday 10 May 1857. Was the outbreak planned in advance or did it arise through chance circumstances on that fateful evening? How badly was the situation handled?

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Frontmatter
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Introduction
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1 - CHAPĀTĪS
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2 - GREASED CARTRIDGES
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3 - THE PRESIDENCY DIVISION, FEBRUARY TO MAY
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4 - REGIMENTS AND OFFICERS AT MEERUT
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5 - MEERUT CANTONMENT IN 1857
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6 - THE FIRING PARADE OF 24 APRIL AND ITS SEQUEL
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7 - THE OUTBREAK: (a) The Native Infantry Lines
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8 - THE OUTBREAK: (b) The Native Cavalry Lines
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9 - THE OUTBREAK: (c) The Bazar Mobs
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10 - THE OUTBREAK: (d) The European Troop Movements and the European Lines
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11 - THE HANDLING OF THE EUROPEAN TROOPS
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12 - TO DELHI
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13 - CONCLUSIONS
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Notes and References
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Index
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Plan of Meerut Cantonment in 1857
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp ix-xii

1 - CHAPĀTĪS
pp 1-7

2 - GREASED CARTRIDGES
pp 8-20

3 - THE PRESIDENCY DIVISION, FEBRUARY TO MAY
pp 21-33

4 - REGIMENTS AND OFFICERS AT MEERUT
pp 34-46

5 - MEERUT CANTONMENT IN 1857
pp 47-57

6 - THE FIRING PARADE OF 24 APRIL AND ITS SEQUEL
pp 58-69

7 - THE OUTBREAK: (a) The Native Infantry Lines
pp 70-79

8 - THE OUTBREAK: (b) The Native Cavalry Lines
pp 80-87

9 - THE OUTBREAK: (c) The Bazar Mobs
pp 88-96

10 - THE OUTBREAK: (d) The European Troop Movements and the European Lines
pp 97-105

11 - THE HANDLING OF THE EUROPEAN TROOPS
pp 106-118

12 - TO DELHI
pp 119-128

13 - CONCLUSIONS
pp 129-137

Notes and References
pp 138-166

Index
pp 167-175

Plan of Meerut Cantonment in 1857
pp 176-177

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