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

THE CONFLAGRATION
and disappointed—the British general, Lugard, resigned
on the 15th of June and returned to England to rest. His
army, too, left the field and entered the camp.
And this was the signal for Amar Singh to reunite his
bands and to appear on the battle-field with the pomp
of a victorious general. Now the police of Gaya were
won over to fight for the freedom of the nation. Then,
sending the English forces on a wrong scent, Amar Singh
attacked Arrah itself and entered it. Nay, now he is
actually entering back into that capital of Jagadishpur.
July passed ; August and September also passed ;— yet
the banner of a free people was flashing forth from the
towers of Jagadishpur and the Rana Amar Singh was
reigning the beloved monarch of a liberated people !
Brigadier Douglas and his seven thousand English forces
were sworn to finish him. Nay, they had even offered
prizes to anyone who would bring the head of Amar Singh
by hook or crook. They had, by this time, cleared the
jungles and made roads ; from post to post, the British
bands were constantly advancing ; but nothing availed
against the worthy successor of Kumar Singh. It is not
possible for want of space to enumerate his different acti-
vities. Suffice it to say that the Rana Amar Singh fought
in such a manner as to make his whole people think that
Kumar Singh died not at all !
At last, the English decided to end the whole campaign by
a supreme effort and seven different armies advanced from
seven different directions on Jagadishpur. All the roads
leading to Jagadishpur were thus closed up and the Rana
was caught as if in a trap. The cordon slowly began to
close round Amar Singh and, at last, on the 17th of Octo-
ber, it tightened its grip on the capital itself. Alas ! it
is in this net that the liberty-loving lion is to be captured
and killed ! At the appointed time, all these forces rushed
simultaneously from all directions into Jagadishpur and
the helpless lion was hit—but, well done, Amar Singh,
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