Sir F. Grant, P.R.A.] [By permission of
Messrs. Graves.
FIELD-MARSHAL LORD CLYDE, 1792–1863.
Born at Glasgow; entered the army in 1808, and served with great distinction in the Peninsula, China, the Punjab, the Crimea, and was Commander-in-Chief in the operations for the suppression of the Indian Mutiny. For his services in this campaign he was raised to the peerage. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.
Seeing that it has been necessary to relate some of the many atrocities perpetrated by the rebel leaders, it would be unfair to keep regarding one that was enacted here by an English officer. A brave young fellow called Hodson, commanding an irregular force well-known as Hodson’s Horse, asked General Wilson’s permission to capture the King of Delhi and his family. Wilson consented, provided the old King’s life should be preserved. The King and his sons had taken refuge in an immense enclosure, the tomb of the Emperor Hoomayoon, adjoining the city, where he was guarded by a strong armed force. Hodson quietly rode up with a small escort and called on the troops to lay down their arms. Believing, no doubt, that the English officer had ample force at hand to enforce his command, they instantly obeyed. The King’s life was spared, according to orders, but, shameful to say, Hodson summoned the three Princes—the King’s sons—before him, and shot them with his own hand. It was a horrible act, but in the spirit of vengeance then prevalent, many were found to justify it, and Hodson was never brought to trial. He was killed in action at Lucknow not long after.
T. Jones Barker.] [By permission of the Corporation of Glasgow.
1. Sir Henry Havelock. 2. Sir James Outram. 3. Sir Colin Campbell. 4. Sir John Inglis. 5. Sir Hope Grant. 6. Major-General Sir W. R. Mansfield. 7. Sir William Peel. 8. Brigadier Hon. Adrian Hope.
THE RELIEF OF LUCKNOW, November 17, 1857.
This picture represents the meeting of General Sir Henry Havelock, Sir James Outram, and Sir Colin Campbell at the Mess House of the 32nd Regiment, in Lucknow, in November 1857. It was executed from sketches taken on the spot by Egron Lundgren.
