Search

Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur B214 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

91. Mss Eur B214/5/64

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/64
Title:
Scope & Content:
All goes well, though slowly, as the Artillery men are slow in getting guns and powder, 36 big guns have been firing all day, and are having an effect on the wall. Number III battery is to open the following day 160 yds. from the walls. Dated as: nd [? Sep 1857]
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[? Sep 1857]
Extent:
Unspecified

92. Mss Eur B214/5/65

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/65
Title:
Scope & Content:
All goes well, but Baird Smith is 'satisfied Wilson has gone mad'. Dated as: nd [Written during the assault on Delhi]
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

93. Mss Eur B214/5/66

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/66
Title:
Scope & Content:
Condition of Baird Smith's wounds. All went well in the attack, though losses were heavy after the entry into the city. The enemy is still giving some trouble within the city.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Sep 1857
Extent:
Unspecified

94. Mss Eur B214/5/67

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/67
Title:
Scope & Content:
Ink transcript of the above pencil letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

95. Mss Eur B214/5/68

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/68
Title:
Scope & Content:
On 20 Sep the enemy was driven out of every strong hold in the city. The General has gone to take possession of the King's palace, and Baird Smith is going to establish Engineer Headquarters in the palace of Nawab of Juggur. He will leave camp as soon as the Meerut road is open. Dated as: 21 Sep
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

96. Mss Eur B214/5/69

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/69
Title:
Scope & Content:
Ink transcript of the above pencil letter.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

97. Mss Eur B214/5/70

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/70
Title:
Scope & Content:
The first march homewards will probably be made next day. They will return via Karnal, as the Meerut Road is not yet safe. It will take 4 days to reach Karnal Baird Smith had wanted Kaclagan to be placed in charge of works in Delhi, while Captain A. Taylor went on with the advance column, but th...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[? 22 Sep 1857]
Extent:
Unspecified

98. Mss Eur B214/5/71

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/71
Title:
Scope & Content:
Baird Smith is within a march of Karnal. Before he left Delhi, the King and his sons had been taken prisoner. Dated as: Swah Bungalow Paniput 25 Sep 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

99. Mss Eur B214/5/72

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/72
Title:
Scope & Content:
As the direct road from Karnal to Saharanpur has become unsafe, they have decided to proceed by Madilpoor and Chilkana and should reach Saharanpur by noon on the 28th The effect of the Siege on Baird Smith's health. Dated as: Karnal 26 Sep 1857
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1857
Extent:
Unspecified

100. Mss Eur B214/5/73

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur B214/5/73
Title:
Scope & Content:
Baird Smith's disappointment is Wilson's telegraphic messages from Delhi, which went off without his knowledge, they show that neither Wilson nor his advisers saw the strength of their position. Dated as: Dak Bungalow Karnal
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
Unspecified

Limit your search