But the great mutiny and revolt at Delhi had been stamped out,
and the flag of England waved triumphantly over the capital of
Hindustan.
The capture of Delhi, in September, 1857, was the turning-point in the
sepoy mutinies. The revolt was crushed beyond redemption; the rebels
were deprived of their head centre; and the Mogul King was a prisoner at
the mercy of the power whom he had defied. But there were still troubles
in India. Lucknow was still beleaguered by a rebel army, and
insurrections still ran riot in Oudh and Rohilkhand.
In the middle of August General Havelock had fallen back on Cawnpore,
after the failure of his first campaign for the relief of Lucknow. Five
weeks afterward Havelock made a second attempt under better auspices.
Sir Colin Campbell had arrived at Calcutta as Commander-in-Chief. Sir
James Outram had come up to Allahabad. On September 16th, while the
British troops were storming the streets of Delhi, Outram joined
Havelock and Neill at Cawnpore with fourteen hundred men.
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