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Excerpt from The Revolt in Central India: 1857 59; Compiled in the Intelligence Branch; Division of the Chief of the Staff; Army Head Quarters; India Lord Esher, referring to the volcanic forces of insurrection, which must always exist, even though they slumber, in an Empire such as ours, recently said British Officers of every rank, and of all ages, may be suddenly called upon to take responsibilities, upon which many of them have never pondered, and to decide issues, big with the fate of their countrymen and women, which, perhaps, a few months of careful historical study in time of peace would enable them to solve with conspicuous success. The truth of this observation is exemplified in this history. The facts related further serve to emphasise the conspicuous loyalty of, and the active support rendered by, some of the great Native Princes of India in the time of stress and trouble with which this book deals. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.