CHAPTER XX.

Necessity for further action--Departure from Delhi --Action at Bulandshahr--Lieutenant Home's death --Knights-errant--Fight at Aligarh --Appeals from Agra--Collapse of the administration --Taken by surprise--The fight at Agra --An exciting chase--The Taj Mahal

Infatuation of the authorities at Agra --A series of Mishaps --Result of indecision and incapacity

Advantage of being a good horseman--News from Lucknow --Cawnpore--Heart-rending scenes--Start for Lucknow --An exciting Adventure --Arrival of Sir Colin Campbell --Plans for the advance