Here was an excellent chance of shikar, and a havildar and four men asked if they might go out at night and stalk the Pathans.
The next morning the havildar entered the mess while the officers were breakfasting.
He began with the smart salute of the sepoy, bringing his hand down with the mechanical click of a bolt; then he gave us the Sahib's casual lifting of the cane, next he was a havildar drilling a raw recruit.
Their British officer chaffed them on their bad shooting; but the havildar grinned and said, "At least a little shikar has taken place.
In October 1916, a Military Police havildar came out in charge of a small draft to Mesopotamia, and his C.
I have passed many years in a district where there are Jats, but the Jat villager is not the same man as the Jat sepoy, and I did not make acquaintance with the sepoy breed until I ran across the bomb-havildar of the 6th Jats in Mesopotamia.
The Havildar retired fighting courageously, holding the enemy back until he had got his men to safety, with a loss of two killed and three wounded.
The Sirdar Allahyar Khan was a havildar in one of the regiments serving under the Feringhi at the time of the great rising?
A drizzling mist set in during the night and continued this morning, we set off in the dark, however, leaving our last food for the havildar and sepoys who had not yet come up.
The havildar begged still to go on with me, and I consented, though he is a drag on the party, but he will count in any difficulty.
Havildar says that all I said in my note was true, and when it was read to the sepoys they bewailed their folly, he adds that if they were all sent away disgraced, no one would be to blame but themselves.
I had to leave the camels in the hands of the sepoys: I ordered them to bring as little luggage as possible, and the Havildar assured me that two buffaloes were amply sufficient to carry all they would bring.
One of the mules is very ill--it was left with the havildar when we went back to Ngozo, and probably remained uncovered at night, for as soon as we saw it, illness was plainly visible.
We waited two hours for them; and as the havildar said that they would not obey him, I gave Perim and the other some smart cuts with a cane, but I felt that I was degrading myself, and resolved not to do the punishment myself again.
The havildar had no authority, and all bore the sulky dogged look of people going where they were forced but hated to go.
The havildarand two sepoys came up with Abraham, but Richard, a Nassick boy, is still behind from weakness.
As this threat had been uttered three times, and I suspect that something of the kind had prevented the havildar exerting his authority, I resolved to get rid of them by sending them back to the coast by the first trader.
Who is he, then, this havildar of gunners from Bareilly?
All the men Bareilly had to send had already arrived with Bakht Khan, the "havildar of artillery," who was now the King's right hand man.
I asked a wounded havildar who it was that led the column, and he told me the commander was a new arrival, a subadar of the 8th Irregular Cavalry, named Akhab Khan," he said.
The havildar who was in charge of them was, fortunately, one of those of Lisle's company.
I will tell the havildar to be on the lookout for you, when you come into camp, and to bring you straight to me.
The havildar was on the lookout for Lisle when he entered the camp; but he did not know him, in his changed attire and stained face, until the lad spoke to him.
I hope so, Bullen," the havildar said gravely, "but I trust that there will be no occasion to show your skill.
Then the havildar must take me to one of the sepoy tents, and mention to the men there that I am Mutteh Ghar's cousin; and that, as a great favour, I am to be allowed to accompany the regiment.
A Havildarthen volunteered to mount the hill with ammunition.
If what the jungle men and the Havildar did were always and promptly done whenever a man is bitten by a snake, few such accidents would end fatally.
An intelligent Havildar of the Customs Department, who chanced to be present, then lanced the wound slightly to let the blood flow, and tied the leg tightly in two places above it.
As Lieutenant Salkeld tried to fire the fuse he fell, shot through the arm and leg; while Havildar Tilluh Sing, who stood by, was killed, and Ramloll Sepoy was wounded.
Sergeant Carmichael was shot dead as he laid down his powder bag; Havildar Mahor was wounded.
I went outside, and saw that the Havildar was dreadfully frightened, and was buttoning his coat.
The sergeant and the corporal were represented by the havildar and the naick; titles which make the list of killed and wounded in Indian battles so bewildering to an English reader.
I and Annundeedeen, Havildar Major, went with the Colonel to the Cavalry Hospital, and saw Bhowany Singh, who was wounded.
I had not then learnt how to treat such conduct, and just before retiring to rest had further been informed by the Havildar that the Guobah declared we should find no food on our return.
Some of them fell sick; the Guobah swore that the passes were full of snow, and had been impracticable since October; and the Ghorka Havildar respectfully deposed that he had no orders relative to the pass.
When the havildar learned that the man he was pursuing had crossed the river after he had been seen in Hathipota, he followed with the two men of the patrol.
I had just related to my companion a happening which I had witnessed some years before when, at a large rifle meeting and in the presence of hundreds of men, a sepoy ran amuck and shot down a native officer and a havildar or sergeant.
I ran past them across the parade ground and at the gate was met by my senior native officer who stopped me and said in a low tone: "Sahib, Colour-Havildar Shaikh Bakur has been shot in his bed.
When the havildar had marched him up in front of me he stood quietly at attention.
The havildar guessed that the murderer had been wearing white undress under his uniform and had taken off the latter during the night.
Meanwhile the sentry on the quarter guard not fifty yards away, hearing the shot and the consequent uproar, awoke the havildar in charge of the guard.
But this worthy had no desire to meet him and declined to accompany our havildar any farther, alleging that he was fatigued by the previous day's exertions and must stay to rest and refresh himself in Hathipota.
The terrified policeman, anxious to get rid of him at all costs, told him that a havildar with a party who were looking for him, had just left.
The havildar had learned at Jainti that a man in white dress and carrying a rifle had been seen coming from the forest and crossing the river early on the morning after the murder.
I sent Balderston and Marriott galloping on ahead to give warning to the havildar and constables in it, as they might not yet have heard of the crime.
The havildar had sent him back to report to me and tell me that the rest of the party were continuing in pursuit.
Farid Khan was in front, his hands bound behind his back by a rope, the end of which was held by Havildar Ranjit Singh, who carried a rifle.
The cries from the barrack-room had ceased; for the poor havildar was dead, and his body had been removed to the hospital.
The Havildar received his orders (native like) without remark, saluted and went to see them carried out.
At twelve o'clock the Havildarmade his sallam at the tent door.
But when the Nique comes with the relief tell him to send the Havildar to me, I wish to speak to him.
It is useless to go on without the keys," said a Havildar of the regulars.
Of Maun Sing's party, four were killed and thirteen wounded, and Captain Magness had one havildar severely wounded.
The British officers were at dinner in their mess tent, when the havildar of the guard came running up to make his report, and brought as witness the erring Gurkha.
To finish the story of Shahzada Taimus: while confined there a havildar of the mutineers was brought in with a bullet in his back, and in his agony he besought Taimus to extract it.
Havildar gathered that this young and strange Sahib “wanted” the Colonel.
That is to say, the Jemadar looked stricken but unable to believe his eyes, whereas the Havildar looked as though he could not believe his eyes but was stricken nevertheless.
What do you do if a Havildar or Naik or Sepoy is late for parade?
Bertram signalled a halt and turned to theHavildar at the head of the advance-guard.
He marched a half of his little force off into the darkness, halted them some half-mile down the path (or rivulet) that led into the jungle, put them in charge of the senior Havildar and returned.
Havildar Afzul Khan Ishak should live to learn the extreme unwisdom of understanding things that Jemadar Hassan Ali professed not to understand.
The quickly signalled approach of the dread Adjutant-Sahib galvanised the Havildar and Naik instructors to a fearful activity and zeal, which waned not until he had passed from sight.
Suddenly the Havildar touched a Naik who stood behind his men, with his back to the group of officers, and stared fixedly at Nothing.
He told Ganda Singh his intention, and could scarcely wait while thehavildar translated his orders.
At the bridge they handed over their weapons without demur to the havildar and his Sikhs, and passed on.
The havildar related how the appearance of the enemy's aeroplane had been the signal for a more ferocious bombardment than had before taken place.
Bob and the havildar returned to their own side of the gorge and waited anxiously to assure themselves that the movement was not detected by the Kalmucks.
They eagerly accepted the proffered mercy, but shrank from acting on it, until they were assured that a message had been sent to the havildar to refrain from firing at them.
The reply of the garrison was astonishingly feeble; the characteristic rattle of the machine gun was not to be heard, and Lawrence saw the havildar standing inactive by the weapon.
I have done what the huzur said, sahib," declared the havildar in deep measured tones.
The havildar thought for a minute, then suggested that Bob in his company should pay a visit of inspection to each of the camps.
I'll tell the havildar all about it, and get him to make quiet preparations for an attack.
Between Bob and the havildarsat Ditta Lal, who had requested permission to seat himself, on the ground that he was one of those "who fardels bear.
The murderer (a havildar of the Madras Infantry detachment then stationed at Nankauri) was under trial for having assaulted a convict.
The havildarwas the crack shot of the Madras army, having twice carried off Commander-in-Chief's prize.
The magistrate reproved him for his interference, whereupon the latter went and informed the havildar that he would probably receive a severe sentence which might result in his dismissal from the army.
He and a havildar of the same corps, though belonging to the rear company, were, with Lieut.
After some hesitation, a havildar of the 37th came forward; but as no other followed him, he was told to return to his place.
A man of Warburton's artillery has deserted, as also a havildar of Hoskins' regiment; the latter was received by Zeman Shah Khan with great honour, and told that all good Mussulmans were welcome.
The native havildar shouted to the soldiers on the wall to save them from the accursed feringhees, and show them the nearest entrance to the city.
The soldiers pointed to a gate near the breach and, as soon as the men had again mounted, the havildar rode with them along the ditch, and made the necessary observations.
I will ask you to allow Havildar Abdool to go with me.
A handsome chamber was placed at my disposal, and the havildarof my escort was allowed to be with me.
At the same time, you had better take your havildar and his troopers with you.
The havildar instantly cried: “Colonel, the poor old fellow will be murdered.
While the grooms were saddling the horses they heard musket-shots, and the havildar rushed past him.
A havildar and six sepoys turned out in full fig to salute me, looking very clean and smart.
I sent for the havildarof the guard, and giving the disabled man five rupees, which I understood to be ample for the purpose, ordered him to be removed to a house, to be cared for, and sent to his home when recovered.
The havildar provided me with a chuprassee who was to shew me a different and better road than that I had come by.
The latter drew a pistol from his holster, and was about to shoot him, when his horse stumbled over the plough and fell on his side, breaking the leg of the havildar and pinning him at the same time firmly to the ground.
The havildar was interred on the spot where he fell and there were few in the army who pitied or regretted him.
A more substantial reward was conferred upon him for this daring exploit a few days afterwards by his promotion to the rank of havildar or serjeant.
A havildar or serjeant, seeing a young Affghan following the plough at a little distance, galloped up, and made several cuts at him with his sabre.
A dispute arose between the big man addressed as Havildar Nazir Ali Khan and a squat broad-shouldered Pathan as to the distance and probable time that a convoy, moving at the rate of laden bullock-carts, would take in reaching Pirgunge.
A sapper and a havildarof the 24th were severely wounded.
A wounded havildar of the 24th was lying near the bazaar.
A havildar of the Khan of Dir's Levies had promised the political agent to give warning of any actual assault, by lighting a fire on the opposite hills.
As the bags were being attached to the gate, Sergeant Carmichael was killed and Havildar Madhoo wounded; the rest then slipped into the ditch to allow the firing party which had come up under Salkeld to carry out its share of the duty.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "havildar" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: centurion; corporal; sergeant
