irmoor and Nasiri, met the Sikh whenever they were opposed to them. Soldiers of small stature and indomitable spirit,they vied in ardent courage in the charge with the Grenadiers, of our own nations, and, armed with the short weapon of their mountains, were a terror to the Sikhs throughout the great combat (Farwell 39).In 1857 India was divided into three parts, each with it own army. May 14 of that year, news was brought that the army of Bengal, one of the three parts, had revolted. In the area of the mutiny there were some 55,00 Indian soldiers and only 5,000 Europeans (Farwell 40). The Europeans had been standing their ground until they heard false rumors that the Nasiri battalion had revolted. At this news they fled, such was the respect the Gurkhas commanded. However, three days after news of the revolt arrived Major Charles Reid set out with this very same battalion to put an end to the rebellion. The loyalty of the Gurkha troops was clearly displayed on this march to Bengal. For the vast majority of the Gurkhas were and still are Hindus. In the Hindu religion there is a cast called Brahmans, these are the priests, advisors etc. However, if a member of this caste was found to be a mutineer the Gurkhas did not hesitate to kill him, thereby putting their duty to their country before themselves (Farwell 42).June 8th, 1857, outside Delhi where the rebels had set up their stronghold, the soldiers made short work of a group of mutineers and captured their position. From here they laid siege to the city. There were 26 attacks between June 8th and September 14 that the Gurkhas beat off. During one of these attacks, the Gurkhas killed approximately 300 mutineers with a loss of only 15 (Farwell 46).The mutineers often tried to lure the Gurkhas to their side. They promised not to fire if they would join them. The Gurkhas would take advantage of the temporary cease fire to advance, then fire off a volley and charge (Morhiyo G...
