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

CHAPTER VI
ROHILKHAND
BAREILLY was the capital of the province of
Rohilkhand. The English had wrested the king-
dom away from the Rohilla Pathans who had
been ruling the province. There was a popula-
tion there of brave, strong, and spirited Mussul-
mans, biding their time to take revenge for this
insult. Rohilkhand and its capital must also be counted
among the places where the Revolutionary propaganda
against English rule was spreading fast about the year
1857. In Bareilly, at this time, were stationed the 8th
Irregular Cavalry, and 18th and 68th regiments of infantry,
and a battery of Indian artillery. Over this force, the
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