328. Indian Uprising 1857: The Reign of Terror (Part 7)

Well, hello and welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnhem. And me, William Durumpel. Now, in in the last episode, uh, we saw the army of retribution wreaking havoc on Delhi. The rebels, despite their vast numbers, suffer from a fatal lack of centralized command. Everyone's doing basically whatever they want.

And while the British could coordinate movements via the telegraph, they still have those lines, remember, in India. They also have steamships and they have, you know, some kind of sense of coherence. Whereas the rebel centres in Delhi, Lucknow, Jasi, they're all isolated. They're little islands unto themselves. And add to that, you've got the monsoon rains of 1857 that have drenched the plains.

The British forces, they're reinforced by fresh troops, and they've got a lot more weaponry and a lot more ordnance, and loyal Punjabi columns joining them as well, and they are all ready, they are all hungry to strike the two symbolic hearts of this rebellion, the Mughal capitals of Delhi and Lucknow. So um, Willie, I think what would be really good is to get into the preparations for this assault. You know, they've got what they need, they're tooled up, they're manned up. The 7th of September is the big date to to push forward. Tell us how they begin.

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