Chapter LIV: The Indian Mutiny

This was also inevitable on account of:

(_a_) _The Natives._ These believed that the English were going
to make them bite their greasy cartileges (Chuputti). This they
treacherously believed to be contrary to their religion and
therefore a Bad Thing.

(_b_) _The Anglo-Indians._ The natives were unable to realize that
these were a Good Thing.

Consequently an outbreak of very serious Meeruts occurred at Cawnpore and elsewhere and a descendant of the Great Mohawk was set up as Emperor at Dulwich (the old capital of India). Most terrible among the Indian leaders was a native Pundit called the Banana Sahib who by means of his treacherous disguise lured the famished British regiments to destruction.

The Mutiny, however, was a Good Thing as it was the cause of Lucknow being relieved by Generals Havelock, Ellis, etc., and Lord Roberts got the V.C. and stayed on for 41 years.

The Results of the Mutiny were:

(_a_) The Sepoy (or Governor-General) of India was brought under the
control of the Crown.

(_b_) The Queen was declared to be the Great Mohawk of India.