Time upon time, the sepoys struck their blows,
Digging in about them, the white warriors fought well.
On their feet they wore boots, on their bodies" kilts.
Tassels of silk on their hats and trembling aigrettes
The white warriors went into battle like elephants on heat
With no fear of death, they set their faces to the front.
Indian song about Sir Colin Campbell"s relief of Lucknow, 1857
