1. Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/42
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F699/1/1/1/3/42
- Title:
- No. 36a: Letter from Colonel William H. Sykes
- Scope & Content:
- Refers to his previous letter of 25 Apr in which he predicted resistance and blood-shed if the use of greased cartridges was forced upon high caste men. Ascribes the mutiny at Meerut to the remissness of Colonel Smythe, and the order of General Anson condemning 85 troopers to 10 years imprisonme...
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 26 Aug 1857
- Extent:
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