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

THE CONFLAGRATION
were wild birds, Greathed's army came from Delhi to
Cawnpore! That army and the naval brigade effected a
junction with the other white troops there, and Brigadier
Grant began to go down the Ganges. O Ganges! How
many English armies have come to thy shores to proceed
to relieve Lucknow! And O you proud Ayodhya, are you
not now at least going to release the English army from
the dungeons of Lucknow when this new force has come
to terrorise you?
Brigadier Grant had about five thousand English troops
besides hundreds of camels, etc. He had also taken with
him plenty of provisions for the Lucknow army. When
the news came that this army of Grant had fought its
way up to Alam Bagh, Sir Colin Campbell left Cawnpore
and crossed the Ganges. To guard his rear, he left a
select English and Sikh army with a number of guns at
Cawnpore, under the command of Wyndham who had won
fame in several European wars. Sir Colin joined the chief
army at Alam Bagh on the 9th of November. He reviewed
the Alam Bagh forces and planned a combined attack
by the various regiments. He now gave the order to
make an assault on Lucknow on the 14th of November.
Before this, a daring Englishman, called Cavenagh, had
entered the Residency in company with an Indian at night,
evading the sepoy guards by blackening his face and put-
ting on Indian garb. He was sent there to get information
about the state of defences of the Residency and to discuss
plans about the coming attack. He had before this time
delivered the messages of Colin and Outram to each other.
In the Residency and in the English camp at Alam Bagh,
everyone was waiting anxiously for the 14th of November.
Havelock and Outram were to come out of the Residency
to attack the Revolutionaries from inside and Sir Colin
was to press them on the other side! At this time, in the
English camp were to be found most of the eminent
generals and warriors that made their name in 1857.
Havelock, Outram, Peel (of the naval brigade), Greathed,
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