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Among the many wars by which, province by province, the Empire of India was won, few, if any, were more brilliant and hard fought than those which terminated in the annexation of the Punjab. It is satisfactory to know that the conquest of the Sikhs-a brave and independent race-was not brought about by any of the intrigues which marred the brilliancy of some of our early conquests, or by greed for additional territory, but was the result of a wanton invasion of ...
Contents: 1. A lost father. 2. A brush with privateers. 3. The Rajah. 4. First impressions. 5. War declared. 6. A perilous adventure. 7. Besieged. 8. The invasion of Mysore. 9. News of the captive. 10. In disguise. 11. A useful friend. 12. A tiger in a Zenana. 13. Officers of the palace. 14. A surprise. 15. Escape. 16. The journey. 17. Back at Tripataly. 18. A narrow escape. 19. Found at last. 20. The escape. 21. Home.