The Story of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Story of the Indian Mutiny, 1857-58A mutiny is an event of much deeper and wider signifi cance than a riot or a tumult. It always supposes, which these do not, a plot and a plan, as well as leaders and followers, mutually pledged to a particular line of insur rectionary action. On the other hand, a mutiny is on a more limited scale than a rebellion although, like the latter, it is always put down, and it Is in this respect that a revolt differs from both. With a revolt we generally asso ciate the idea of a successful issue to the hostile rising. In very ancient times, ten tribes of Israel revolted from allegiance to the royal house of David, and certain colonies in America revolted last century from Great Britain, under the rule of the regal house of Brunswick. A mutiny is commonly spoken of as an unsuccessful insurrection in the army or navy. Mutineers are usually soldiers or sailors, but a mutiny may arise wherever bodies of men are under. Special disciplinary restraint. Restrictive regulations fret the mutinous spirit. Slaves have mutinied, so have con victs and it would not be difficult to imagine a mutiny of monks. In the ordinary sense of the term, however, there is always a suggestion of sadness associated with mutiny. It implies oppression, daring, defeat, with ever a gleam of benefit secured in the remote issues of despair. Good reasons can generally be discovereg for a great mutiny in'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.