Everywhere else they were helpless fugitives.

It was a fight of the millions against the hundreds; and the cruellest part of it was that these men that we fought against, foot, horse, and gunners, were our own picked troops, whom we had taught and trained, handling our own weapons, and blowing our own bugle-calls.

At Agra there were the 3d Bengal Fusiliers, some Sikhs, two troops of horse, and a battery of artillery.

A volunteer corps of clerks and merchants had been formed, and this I joined, wooden leg and all.

We went out to meet the rebels at Shahgunge early in July, and we beat them back for a time, but our powder gave out, and we had to fall back upon the city.
Nothing but the worst news came to us from every side,--which is not to be wondered at, for if you look at the map you will see that we were right in the heart of it.