James Outram: A Biography, Volume 1Smith, Elder, 1880 - Afghanistan |
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Page 243 - I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Page 292 - I proceed an'y further, I must tell you a story. In the fourteenth century there •was in the French army a knight renowned for deeds of gallantry in war, and wisdom in council; indeed, so deservedly famous was he, that by general acclamation he was called the knight sans peur et sans reproche. The name of this knight, you may all know, was the Chevalier Bayard. Gentlemen, I give you the ' Bayard of India, sans peur et sans reproche, Major James Outram, of the Bombay army.
Page 319 - ... whose assistance but little could be removed during the limited time we could afford, consequently much had to be abandoned, and I am sorry to find that the loss chiefly fell upon the officers and men, who were too much occupied in keeping off the enemy to be able to attend to their own interests ; accordingly, after the expiration of another hour, (during which the enemy, despairing of otherwise effecting their object, had brought up six guns to bear upon us,) we took measures to evacuate the...
Page 383 - I little imagined, when I took my last leave of the walks of public life, that any event could bring me again on a public theatre. But the unjust conduct of France towards these United States has been and continues to be such, that it must be opposed by a firm and manly resistance, or we shall not only hazard the subjugation of our government, but the independence of our nation also ; both being evidently struck at by a lawless, domineering power...
Page 184 - In the mean time a council of war having been held, it was resolved that on the Ameer turning to oppose us, of which, on our overtaking him to-morrow, as we expect to do, there can be no doubt, the thirteen British officers, who are present with this force, shall charge in the centre of the little band, every one directing his individual efforts against the person of Dost Mahommed Khan, whose fall must thus be rendered next to certain.
Page 311 - Sind has been accustomed ... I say patriarchal, for, however we may despise the Amirs as inferior to ourselves, either in morality or expansion of intellect, each chief certainly lives with, and for, his portion of the people; 1 Description by his brother, Sir William Napier, op.
Page 156 - Ameers and their successors in perpetuity), on condition of the payment to him by the Ameers of such a sum as may be determined, under the mediation of the British Government...
Page 217 - Ameer become, that this exertion quite exhausted him, and it was minutes afterwards before he could speak, when, beckoning his brother Meer Nusseer Khan, and youngest son Meer Hoossein Ali, to the bedside, he then took a hand of each, and placed them in mine, saying, ' You are their father and brother, you will protect them...
Page 326 - The defence of the residency by Major Outram, and the small force with him, against such numbers of the enemy, was so admirable, that I have scarcely mentioned it in the foregoing despatch, because I propose to send your Lordship a detailed account of it, as a brilliant example of defending a military post.
Page 319 - Our hope of receiving a reinforcement and a supply of ammunition by the " Satellite" steamer (hourly expected) being disappointed, on the arrival of that vessel without either, shortly after the commencement of the attack, it was decided at 12 AM, after being three hours under fire, to retire to the steamer while still we had sufficient ammunition...