That same evening he ordered out the regiment, and a battery of eight guns manned by Europeans, together with four sepoy regiments, three of infantry and one of cavalry.

One hundred men under command of a field-officer were then detached, with orders to disarm the sepoy guard in the fort, and to remain there on duty pending any attempt which might probably be made by the two native regiments to gain forcible possession of the arsenal.

There were no European regiments at Delhi; nothing but three regiments of sepoy infantry and a battery of native artillery.

Meanwhile there were commotions in the sepoy lines and neighboring bazaars.

Amid great excitement, more especially among the young soldiers, we waited to see what would follow when the sepoy battalions marching from cantonments into the country appeared in sight.

" The subsequent history of the sepoy revolt is little more than a detail of the military operations of British troops for the dispersion of the rebels and restoration of order and law.

The regiment of sepoy cavalry at Meerut was strongly suspected of disaffection; accordingly it was resolved to put the men to the test.

The capture of Delhi, in September, 1857, was the turning-point in the sepoy mutinies.

They personate a woman, a white lady, a sepoy policeman, almost any character.