William Murray Graydon
The Butcher Of Cawnpore
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( April 16, 2010)
An excerpt:
"Good-evening, colonel. You have just come from Meerut, I believe?"
"Ah, how are you, Fanshawe? Glad to see you--yes, I arrived only a few moments ago; was detained by very important business."
"Yes, I know. That's what I wanted to ask you about. I have been in Delhi for the past two days. What did you do with the eighty-five of the light infantry who refused to accept their cartridges a day or two ago?"
"The unruly dogs were tried this morning," replied the colonel; "all were found guilty and sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from three to ten years. Their fate will prove a timely warning to other mutinous fellows--if, indeed, there are any, which I doubt."