ABSTRACT
Fathgarh and Farrukabad were occupied by 10,000 men, Seaton’s and Walpole’s men having joined, and the rebels retreated in disorder into Rohilkhand. Sir Colin Campbell had now cleared the Duab—i.e. the country between the Jamnah and Ganges Rivers—and had reopened direct communication between Agra, Allahabad, and Dehli. On the arrival of the Gurkhas, the Bengal infantry at Gorakhpur were disarmed and also part of a detachment of the I2th Irregular Cavalry. The Headquarters at Sigauli, 180 miles east of Gorakhpur, had mutinied at midnight on July 25, killing the commanding officer, Major Holmes, and his wife. Some suspected troopers of the I2th at Gorakhpur gave up their arms when ordered; but suddenly a few rushed up and, having recovered their weapons, mounted and galloped away. The Governor-General accepted a contingent of 10,000 Nepalese with 24 field guns under the command of the Prime Minister, Jang Bahadur, and his troops occupied Gorakhpur on January 13, 1858.
