Several of the leading chiefs
had hastened to assure the Government of their fidelity, and had
placed their troops and resources at its disposal.
But in the Punjaub alone the lookout appeared favorable. In the Daob
a mutiny had taken place at four of the stations, and the Sepoys
had marched away to Delhi, but without injuring the Europeans.
After this for a week there was quiet, and then at places widely
apart--at Hansid and Hissar, to the northwest of Delhi; at
Nusserabad, in the center of Rajpootana, at Bareilly, and other
stations in Rohilcund--the Sepoys rose, and in most places
massacre was added to mutiny. Then three regiments of the Gwalior
contingent at Neemuch revolted. Then two regiments broke out at
Jhansi, and the whole of the Europeans, after desperately defending
themselves for four days, surrendered on promise of their lives,
but were instantly murdered.
But before the news of the Jhansi massacre reached Deennugghur
they heard of other risings nearer to them. On the 30th of May the
three native regiments at Lucknow rose, but were sharply repulsed
by the 300 European troops under Sir Henry Lawrence. At Seetapoor
the Sepoys rose on the 3d of June and massacred all the Europeans.
On the 4th the Sepoys at Mohundee imitated the example of those
at Seetapoor, while on the 8th two regiments rose at Fyzabad, in
the southeastern division of the province, and massacred all the
Europeans.
Up to this time the news from Cawnpore had still been good.
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