ABSTRACT
The prompt action taken by Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of the Bombay Presidency, on receipt of the Meerut news was recorded. The Bombay Native army of 31,000 men had many Oudh Sipahis in the ranks, but the discipline was better than that of the Bengal army. At Kolhapur, during the night of July 31–August 1, the 27th Bombay Regiment rose, and detailed parties to shoot the officers in their bungalows. Life in the city of Bombay went on as usual, without panics such as brought discredit on many of the Christian residents of Calcutta on June 14. A drunken Christian Regimental bandsman of a Bombay regiment assaulted the carriers of a Hindu idol in a procession, knocking over the divinity. Lord Elphinstone, with a clear perception of military matters, had caused a small force of 2½ squadrons, 14th Light Dragoons, a Horse battery, and the 25th Bombay Native Infantry, to leave Puna on June 8 for Mau.
