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Adventure of Sepees in Calcutta Amid Rebellion
A British soldier Harry Seversly defends a villa near Calcutta against Sepoy rebels to protect his fiancée Florence Bascom. A native ayah warns of the raid, they flee as flames trap them, and rescuers arrive to save them. Harry earns promotion and a Victoria Cross after the siege.
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