Memories of Seven Campaigns

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Excerpt from Memories of Seven Campaigns: A Record of Thirty-Five Years' Service in the Indian Medical Department in India, China, Egypt, and the Sudan I accompany a party of convalescent soldiers to Fyzabad and Sultanpur - Adventures on the way - Engagement near Durriabad - A narrow escape - I obtain temporary medical charge of the regiment - We proceed to Bhyram Ghat on the River Gogra - Incident there - I am relieved by Dr. Harrison and appointed to the 1st Sikh Irregular Cavalry at Gonda - Final operations against the rebels in 1859 - The war is ended, and we return to quarters at Lucknow, News of the Peiho disaster - Rumour of war with China - We go down to Calcutta, where I am transferred to the 15th Punjab Infantry - We embark for China, and touch at Singapore and Hongkong - Our landing and encampment at Talien-whan Bay - We again embark, and steam across to the coast of Pecheli - Our landing near Pehtang, and occupation of that town - We advance and defeat the Chinese forces at Sinho - Capture of the Taku Forts - Our gunboats enter the Peiho River, Suspension of hostilities - Visit to the Taku Forts - We march to Tientsin and encamp near the city - Our advance northward - Treacherous capture of the political officers by the Chinese - We attack and defeat the Chinese army on the 17th and 21st of September, and occupy the suburbs of Peking - Capture of the Imperial Summer Palace by the French and our cavalry - Surrender of Peking - Cruel treatment of the captives by the Chinese - Destruction of the Summer Palace ordered by way of punishment - Our visits to Peking - The treaty of peace is signed, and we march back to Tientsin - We re-embark in the Bentinck, and meet with a severe storm - Our arrival at Hongkong - We land and encamp at Kowloon - My visit to Canton - Incidents during our stay at Kowloon - We resume our voyage, and reach Calcutta in February 1861, I obtain six months' leave of absence and proceed to England - My marriage - My wife and I start for India, and reach Calcutta in September 1861 - I am ordered to Jessore - A fatiguing night ride - A fever-stricken station - I return to Calcutta - My appointment to the 28th Native Infantry, proceeding on active service to Sylhet - Rebellion among the Khasia and Jyntia Hill tribes - Causes which led to it - I part from my wife, who remains with friends in Calcutta, and join the left wing 28th Native Infantry - Our voyage through the 'Sundarbans' - The Burrisal guns - We land at Luckaie and march across country to Sylhet - Our march towards Cherra Poonjee - My attack of sunstroke - We are ordered to Nongtalong in the Jyntia Hills - Our difficult and dangerous march across country - We reach Jyntiapur and ascend the mountains to Nongtalong - I accompany Captain Robinson in reconnaissance, during which we are attacked by the enemy and nearly cut off 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.