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

CHAPTER VII
THE FALL OF LUCKNOW
AFTER thus stemming the fierce tide of Tatia's
progress at Cawnpore, Sir Colin started recon-
quering the other portions of the country that
had risen. Seaton had been marching slowly,
‘pacifying’ provinces on the way, and had
now come down to Aligarh. So now Walpole was
sent by Kalpi road to accomplish the same task for all
the territory from Aligarh to Cawnpore. Walpole was to
march upwards from Cawnpore and Seaton was to go
downwards from Aligarh ; they were to meet at Minpuri ;
and, thus, all the tract of the Doab along the Jumna was
to be reconquered. While this was being done, Sir Colin
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