Sketches of Rulers of India, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from Sketches of Rulers of India, Vol. 1: The Mutiny Era and After; Dalhousie, Canning, Henry Lawrence, Clyde and Strathnairn, Lord Lawrence, Mayo, Nicholson, Havelock ´I speak in the name of the whole Empire when I say that we deeply appreciate the conspicuous services rendered by the survivors of the memorable Indian Mutiny of 1857 and their comrades who have now passed away, under most trying circumstances and with a gallantry and an endurance which were the means, under Providence, of saving the Indian Empire from a great peril.´ Such was the gracious message of His Majesty, the King Emperor, read to the great assemblage that came together for the historic banquet hold to commomorate the Jubilee Year of the Mutiny. The Viceroy of India, Lord Minto, sent a message of ´hearty good wishes to the historic gathering of the Indian Mutiny veterans whose services in the hour of peril can never be forgotten´. Similarly, the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in India, Lord Kitchener, cabled, ´Please convey the hearty greetings and good wishes of the Army in India to the Mutiny Vetorans. Their past gallant deeds are not forgotten in this Country.´ An Indian critic has recently pronounced all such commemorations to be in bad taste. Herein he has shown his ignorance of their real significance to the Englishman. They by no means signify a vainglorious spirit on the part of those who organize or take part in them. Earl Roberts has revealed their real significance: what he has said with regard to the monuments and memorials of the illustrious dead, is equally applicable to such commemorations as these: ´It has been suggested that all outward signs of the Mutiny should be obliterated, that the monument on the Ridge should be levelled, and the picturesque Residency at Lucknow allowed to fall into decay. This view does not commend itself to me. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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