१८५७ का स्वातन्त्र्य समर (वीर विनायक दामोदर सावरकर - अंग्रेजों द्वारा छपने से पूर्व प्रतिबन्धित महाग्रन्थ)

CHAPTER II
MEERUT
THE seed of revolutionary martyrdom soaked in
the blood of Mangal Panday was not long in
taking root. The Subahdar of the 34th regi-
ment was charged with holding secret revolu-
tionary meetings at night and beheaded. And when
documents were found proving that the 19th and
34th regiments had secretly planned to raise a revolution,
they were both disarmed and disbanded. This was a
“punishment” in the eyes of the Government, but the
Sepoys of these regiments looked upon it as a great honour.
The European regiments were kept ready on that day,
and the English officers were confident that the Sepoys
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