Nineteenth Days Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Order under the official seal of Mirza Mughal as Commander-in-Chief of the Army
Nineteenth Days Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Order under the official seal of Mirza Mughal as Commander-in-Chief of the Army
Secret Papers
MARC-28042023-405
April 28, 2023 at 1:13:35 PM
National archives of India
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Nineteenth Days Proceedings Trail of Bahadur Shah - Order under the official seal of Mirza Mughal as Commander-in-Chief of the Army
DELHI
Foreign
September 13 , 1857
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April 27, 2023 at 8:00:00 PM
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Mohammed Abdulkarim
English
The Translation and Comment
by
Mohammed Abdulkarim:
of Original Document:
To—The Emblem of Valour, the Chief Police Officer of
the City of Delhi.
May you be protected.
Intelligence has just been brought that the English intend making a general attack to-night, you are therefore directed to have it proclaimed by beat of drum throughout the city, that it is incumbent on all the inhabitants whether Hindu or Mahomedan, from adue regard totheir faith, to assemble directly in the direction of the Cashmere Gate, bringing iron picks and shovels with them. Consider this order imperative.