havildar

• “But Speedy swore by them, and to my gratification their havildar was a leathery veteran from the Mogala country who claimed to remember “Bloody Lance ", as he addressed me, pouring out the old tale of how Ifflass-mann slaughtered the four Gilzais — so much lying tommy-rot, you understand, but I dare say I could still dine out on it in the caravanserais along the Jugdulluk road.”

  Flashman on the March

• “Whiting swore, and struggled with him, but the mutineer - a big, black-moustached havildar with a Chillianwallah medal - threw him down and wrested his musket away.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “What happened was that the havildar-major came along the rank, with two naiks carrying big bags of cartridges, of which he offered three to each skirmisher.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “You have seen the havildar-major, a soldier of high caste, take the cartridge.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “The havildar came out of the dark, with two troopers behind him.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “Then they helped me down, and sponged my head and gave me a drink, and their havildar says:”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “Look at the havildar-major - look at Makarram Khan!”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “Sher Khan, havildar, * (* Sergeant.) lately of Ismeet Sahib's company of the Guides,7 as your honour says," croaks he.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “While the drum beat slowly, a havildar and two naiks went along the ranks of the prisoners, tearing the buttons off the uniform coats; they had been half cut off before-hand, to make the tearing easy, and soon in front of the long grey line there were little scattered piles of buttons, gleaming dully in the sultry light; the grey coats hung loose, like sacks, each with a dull black face above it.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

• “Then I made him lick the blood off the blade, spat in his face, and respectfully asked the havildar what I should do next.”

  Fictionaut: Fiancée

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