Chapter XI (2)

On the 21st, our artillery was thus disposed:—On the extreme right, under Lieutenant-Colonel Grant, Warner’s troop, 1st troop 3rd brigade (attached to Lockwood’s cavalry brigade), with Whish’s division; Mackenzie’s and Anderson’s troops, under Major H. Garbett, with Gilbert’s division; Fordyce’s troop, and Dawes’s battery.

In the centre, Major Horsford; four 18–pounders and two 8–inch howitzers, under Major Sir R. Shakespear; two 18–pounders, and two 8–inch howitzers, under Captain J. D. Shakespear.

Major Day; two 18–pounders and two 8–inch howitzers, under Captain Master; two 18–pounders, and two 8–inch howitzers under Captain Austin.

On their left, under Lieutenant-Colonel Brind, Kinleside’s and Lane’s troops, with Campbell’s division—No. 5 (Major Ludlow’s), and 10 (under Lieutenant Robertson), horse field-battery, commanded by Major Mowatt, with the cavalry on the extreme left,—Huish’s and Duncan’s troops.

This time we had everything in our favour—a beautiful, level, open country, with no obstructions, a richly-cultivated plain, dotted with a few villages and trees. It was a bright sunny day: before nine the action was commenced. The enemy’s camp was close to Goojrat, but he moved out about a mile to oppose us, occupying the villages of Burra and Chota Kalrha, in front of his centre and left. But we were not aware at first that he had any troops in them. As soon as he perceived our line, he fired three signal-guns. Our line then halted, while the Commander-in-Chief reconnoitred and made his dispositions. But little delay was, however, necessary—all was so clear—and we had marched from camp in battle order. The action soon commenced.

“At half-past seven o’clock,” says the Commander-in-Chief, in his official despatch, “the army advanced with the precision of a parade movement. The enemy opened their fire at a very long distance, which exposed to my artillery both the position and range of their guns. I halted the infantry just out of fire, and advanced the whole of my artillery, covered by skirmishers. The cannonade now opened upon the enemy was the most magnificent I ever witnessed.[113] The Sikh guns were served with their accustomed rapidity; and the enemy well and resolutely maintained its position. But the terrific force of our fire obliged them, after an obstinate resistance, to fall back.”

In his despatch to the Commander-in-Chief, General Gilbert says,—“Having received orders to push forward my light troops, to force the enemy to show their position, I immediately advanced a troop of horse-artillery (Fordyce’s), and Dawes’s field-battery, which constantly drew a very heavy and well-directed fire from two large batteries which the enemy had established on either side of the village of Kalrha, by which they were nearly screened from the fire of our guns, which, with the light companies, were still further pushed forward. The heavy guns on our centre at this time opened a very destructive fire.”

Of the artillery with his division, General Whish observes,—“Both troops (Anderson’s and Mackenzie’s) began a spirited cannonade, and continued it for about three hours, at the rate of forty rounds per gun per hour, until the enemy’s guns in our front were silenced.”

Nos. 5 and 10, light field-batteries, were attached to the infantry division, under General Campbell. Of these, the General writes:—“I cannot find language to express my sense of the calm, steady, and admirable manner in which these two batteries were commanded and worked by Major Mowatt, the commanding officer, and by Major Ludlow, and Lieutenant Robertson. The infantry of the 3rd division had not occasion to fire a shot. The enemy were driven from their different positions, and from the field, by the fire of these two field-batteries, aided by that of the Bombay troop.”

In the meanwhile, Huish’s and Duncan’s troops on the left, and Warner’s on the right, acted in conjunction with the cavalry on our flanks. Of the former, General Thackwell thus writes:—“To oppose the enemy’s guns, I ordered Captain Duncan to move his troop of horse-artillery to the front, which he did in good style, and opened his fire within 500 or 600 yards. This movement was followed by the advance of Captain Huish’s troop, and both did considerable execution upon the enemy. These troops [the Scinde Horse and a squadron of the 9th Lancers] made a most brilliant charge upon the enemy. At the same time I advanced the guns and cavalry towards the enemy’s line. The fire of the guns soon put the Gowcherras to retreat, and the glorious charge of the troops on the right, caused their whole force to seek safety in flight.” Brigadier Lockwood says:—“At the commencement of the action, I directed Captain Warner to open his fire upon a large body of the enemy near a village in our front. But as they returned a heavy fire within accurate range, I changed position, left back, and the horse-artillery ceased firing. The enemy’s horsemen now appeared in great force on our right, threatening to turn our flank. So I changed front to the right. Captain Warner’s guns opened with great effect upon the horsemen, and turned them; but they only retired a short distance, and then a regiment of their regular cavalry moved round by a circuitous route and got completely into our rear. I immediately detached towards them three guns, with a squadron of the 16th dragoons, who, in conjunction with Major Christie’s corps of irregular cavalry, drove them off. About this time a large _gole_ of horse came on towards me, but as they turned at once from the fire of the guns, I refrained from advancing after them.”

The two troops of horse-artillery under Lieut.-Colonel Brind were in reserve at the commencement of the action, but soon afterwards were brought to the front, for the purpose of enfilading one of the enemy’s batteries.

After detailing the attacks on the villages of Burra and Chota Kalrha, which were taken in the most spirited manner by Brigadiers Penney and Hervey, Lord Gough continues, in his published despatch: “The heavy artillery continued to advance with extraordinary celerity, taking up successive forward positions, driving the enemy from those they had retired to, whilst the rapid advance and beautiful fire of the horse-artillery and light field-batteries, which I strengthened, by bringing to the front the two reserved troops of horse-artillery under Lieutenant-Colonel Brind (Brigadier Brooke having the general superintendence of the whole of the horse-artillery), broke the ranks of the enemy at all points.”

The battle was now over, and the pursuit commenced, the whole of the horse-artillery accompanying. The action was almost entirely an artillery fight. For about two hours and a half that arm alone was engaged. It was before the terrible fire of eighty-eight guns that the Sikh army abandoned the field.

In his official despatch, the Commander-in-Chief thus writes:—“To Brigadier-General Tennant, commanding that splendid arm, the artillery, to whose irresistible power I am mainly indebted for the glorious victory of Goojrat, I am indeed most grateful. Conspicuous as the artillery has ever proved itself, never was its superiority over the enemy, its irresistible and annihilating power, more truthfully shown than in this battle. The heavy batteries manœuvred with the celerity of light guns; and the rapid advance, the scientific and judicious selection of points of attack, the effective and well-directed fire of the troops of horse-artillery and light field-batteries merit my warmest praise.”

At the two villages alone were the infantry seriously engaged. Penney’s (late Godby’s) and Hervey’s brigades were sent to take them, and were somewhat surprised to find them occupied by some considerable parties. Our left wing scarcely fired a shot. The cavalry was hardly engaged at all. The Scinde horse made one charge. All the horse-artillery suffered severely, especially the 4th troop 1st brigade, the 2nd troop 2nd brigade, and the 4th troop 3rd brigade. Captain Anderson, of the last-mentioned troop, was killed, as was also Lieutenant Day, of No. 10 horse field-battery.

The artillery loss was greater than that of any other branch in proportion to its numbers.

The artillery division lost in _killed_, 2 officers, 1 sergeant, 20 rank and file, 2 lascars, 1 syce-driver, and 3 syces; _wounded_, 1 European officer (Sir Richard Shakespear), 1 native officer, 4 sergeants, two trumpeters, 50 rank and file, 10 lascars, 8 syce-drivers, and 7 syces: _total_, killed and wounded, 111.

The enemy did not attempt to rally at the town of Goojrat, as it was supposed they would, but fled precipitately at once, leaving camp, baggage, and a vast quantity of material and artillery in the hands of the victors. It was almost to be regretted that they did not wait on their ground a little longer; their loss, except in the two villages, was from the artillery alone, and they suffered but little that afternoon in the pursuit.

The broken Sikh army fled across the Jhelum, with a few hundred Afghan cavalry, who had left their mountains, hoping for some opportunity to avenge themselves on their old enemies. Sir W. Gilbert, with two divisions of infantry, and cavalry, and artillery, was ordered in pursuit.

The artillery branch consisted of the 2nd troop 2nd brigade and the 4th troop 2nd brigade horse-artillery, Blood’s troop horse-artillery, Dawes’s horse-battery, the Bombay horse brigade, and four reserve companies, with a well-equipped train, adapted to elephant-draught, the whole under Brigadier Huthwaite, C.B., with Brigade-Major Kaye as his staff officer. The brilliant success which attended Gilbert’s rapid pursuit is well known. No further opportunity was given to our troops to gain distinction in the field. The march was an arduous one, the country most difficult, especially for heavy ordnance; but perseverance overcame all. The Sikhs soon saw the futility of further opposition; the sirdars surrendered,—their army was disarmed, and disbanded at Hoormuch and Rawul-pindee,—and Gilbert drove the Afghans across the Attock, and into the rugged mountains of the Khyber; and thus ended the second Sikh war.

The under-named artillery officers were mentioned in general orders:—

Major-General Whish, C.B.; Brigadier-General Tennant; Lieutenant
Olpherts, A.D.C.; Captain Abercrombie, D.A.A.G.A.; Brigadiers
Brooke, C.B., and Huthwaite, C.B.; Brigade Majors Kaye and
Cox; Captain Hogge, commissary, and Lieutenant Christie,
deputy-commissary of ordnance; Lieutenant-Colonel Grant; Majors
Garbett, Horsford, Day; Lieutenant-Colonel Brind; Major Mowatt;
Lieutenant-Colonel Lane, C.B.; Majors Ludlow, Fordyce; Captains J.
D. Shakespear, F. K. Duncan, L. P. Master, R. R. Kinleside, A.
Huish, Major Sir R. Shakespear; Captains E. G. Austen, M. Mackenzie,
W. K. Warner, M. Dawes; Lieutenants A. Robertson, H. Tombs (deputy
assistant quartermaster-general), E. B. Johnson (deputy
judge-advocate-general).

The following honorary distinctions were conferred:—

To be a Knight-Commander of the Bath.—Major-General Whish.

To be Commanders of the Bath.—Colonel Tennant, Lieutenant-Colonels
Grant, Brind.

To be Lieutenant-Colonels.—Majors Garbett, Horsford, Day, Mowatt,
Ludlow, Fordyce, Sir R. Shakespear.

To be Majors.—Captains J. D. Shakespear, Duncan, Master, Kinleside,
Huish, Austen, Mackenzie, Warner, Dawes, Hogge, Abercrombie.

Also to be Majors on promotion to Captains regimentally.—Lieutenant
E. Kaye, C. V. Cox, A. Robertson, P. Christie, H. A. Olpherts, H.
Tombs, E. B. Johnson.

Brigadier-General Tennant was subsequently created a K.C.B.

In commemoration of the victories of the Punjab, a medal was struck, of which the following is a transcript:—

A vote of thanks was passed by both Houses of Parliament and by the Court of Proprietors to the armies engaged in these operations, and the eminent services of General Whish and Brigadier Tennant, of the artillery, were especially named. To the splendid working of the artillery the highest military authorities in the country mainly attributed the brilliant termination of the war: and we know not how this record of the services of the corps can be more fitly brought to a close than with the following well-merited tribute paid to the artillery by Lord Hardinge in the House of Lords, on the 24th of April, 1849:—

“It was, it appeared, to the skilful employment of the artillery that they were indebted for this victory; and great as the result had been with so small a loss of men, he (Viscount Hardinge) felt that that arm of the service was most admirably conducted on that occasion. This argued most admirable conduct on the part of the artillery; and it would appear, by most of the accounts received, that so effectually had this arm of the service been employed, that the Sikh artillery, though managed as usual with great bravery, was, notwithstanding all their efforts, perfectly silenced; so that it was not necessary for the British infantry to fire in line, with the exception of two regiments of Europeans and four regiments of Native Infantry. With the exception of those regiments, not a regiment of their infantry fired a musket-shot, so considerable was the service rendered by the Indian artillery. That force was certainly a most splendid one, and second he would say to none; and it had been mainly instrumental in obtaining for Lord Gough one of his best and most splendid triumphs. The statement made by his Lordship, in his despatch, was, that the heavy artillery—eighteen-pounders—were actually manœuvred and handled with the facility of field-guns. He (Viscount Hardinge) had seen the same thing done with those eighteen-pounders during the campaign of the Sutlej. Two elephants were harnessed to each eighteen-pounder, and they carried the guns with the greatest facility over every sort of ground without any assistance and without causing any delay or impediment to the infantry. That practice was first resorted to in the campaign of 1846, when the heavy guns were brought up from Delhi, a distance of 300 miles, and were carried on every occasion without any trouble, and he believed that had never before been seen in India. The able officer who commanded the artillery in the late battle had been mentioned,—he referred to Brigadier-General Tennant, who had been so much praised by Lord Gough; and he (Viscount Hardinge) wished to say that he had the honour of knowing him, and he was ably seconded by another excellent officer. Seeing the great importance of artillery in modern warfare, and seeing, also, that its value had been so signally manifested in India, he would remind their Lordships at the same time that a committee was sitting elsewhere to investigate the state of the Ordnance Department; and he trusted that their Lordships would not allow that valuable arm of the service, which took so much time to create, and which when created was so valuable, to be reduced below a scale of proper strength and efficiency. In Bengal alone, the regular army had 200 pieces of artillery ready to be moved, comprising 120 nine-pounders, and the remainder three and six-pounders, and that was exclusive of all the artillery that belonged to local and irregular corps. Besides that, there was during the campaign more than 100 pieces of heavy artillery, of eighteen and twenty-four pounders, actually on the Sutlej, with 1,000 rounds of ammunition per gun. They were all complete and ready for action, and all that was required was the actual necessity for their movement. That was a state of readiness that was very much to be admired, and he hoped they would never consent to cripple that noble arm of their service.”

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_Note to page 435._—It is stated at page 435, that a monumental column was raised (at Dum-Dum) to the memory of Captain Nicholl and the officers and men of the 1st troop 1st brigade, who perished so gloriously on the retreat from Caubul. As this sheet is going through the press, I learn that the column has been blown down during a _typhaun_, and that it is the intention of the regiment not to restore it, but to place, in its stead, a monumental slab in the Dum-Dum church. I trust that I shall be pardoned for saying that I believe such a resolution, if carried into effect, will be greatly regretted by many of the relatives of the brave men to whom the column was dedicated, and by some, at least, of the original promoters of the testimonial.—_Editor._

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ERRATA.

In the preface, page x, line 4, _for_ “Sikhs crossed the Punjab,” _read_ “Sikhs crossed the Sutlej.”

Page 130, line 8 from bottom (Colonel Deare’s Epitaph), _for_ “Royal Artillery,” _read_ “Bengal Artillery.”

Page 371, line 8, _for_ “G. R. MacGregor,” _read_ “R. G. MacGregor.”

Page 409, last line of text, _for_ “Walrek,” _read_ “Walker.”

ILLUSTRATIONS TO CHAPTER IV.

FIELD-CARRIAGES.

No. 1.—_Page 164._]

No. 2.—_Page 168._]

No. 3.—_Page 172._]

AMMUNITION-WAGGONS.

No. 5.—_Page 173._]

No. 6.—_Page 174._]

ELEVATING-SCREWS.—_Page 176._

Fig. 3]

Fig. 4]

Fig. 5]

Fig. 6]

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SIEGE-CARRIAGES.

No. 8.—_Page 179._]

COLONEL DUFF’S PATTERN.—_Page 179._

Nos. 10 and 11.—_Page 182._]

No. 12.—_Page 183._]

HARDWICKE’S PATTERN.—_Page 183._

HORSFORD’S MOUNTAIN-TRAIN CARRIAGES.—_Page 184._

MOUNTAIN-TRAIN CARRIAGES.

No. 14.—_Page 185._]

No. 15.—_Page 186._]

No. 16.—_Page 186._]

AMMUNITION-CARRIAGE (1823).—_Page 187._

INDEX.

Abbott, A. Capt. 195;
Lieut. 386;
Capt. 415, 426, 432, 440, 442, 444, 445, 446, 451

—— J. Lieut. 386, 409, 411

Abercrombie, Sir Ralph, 229

—— Sir Robert C. C. 154, 156

—— Lieut. 407, 443, 446, 471;
Capt. 526, 571

Achmuty, Sir Samuel, 300

Adams, Major, 20, 23;
Col. 352, 354, 355, 356, 358, 359

Adamson, Lieut. 23

Addison, Lieut. 90

Agnew, Mr. 522

A’Hearne, Gunner, 448

Ahmuty, Lieut. 214

Aldercron, Col. 4, 8

Alexander, Lieut. 385;
Capt. 443, 444, 446, 451;
Major, 457, 462;
Lieut.-Col. 499, 503, 513, 514, 515

Allen, Sub-Lieut. 373

Amyatt, Mr. 19

Anderson, W. Capt. 195;
Lieut. 385;
Capt. 427, 437, 447, 448, 451

—— J. Lieut. 409;
Capt. 523, 550, 554, 561, 562, 564, 569

Archer, Lieut. 297

Armstrong, Lieut. N.I. 326

Ashburnham, Brig. 504, 510

Atlay, E. Lieut. 497, 483

Auckland, Lord, 394

Austen, Lieut. 468, 492, 504

—— E. G. 571

Austin, Capt. 455, 499, 514, 533, 562

Backhouse, Major, 185;
Lieut. 385;
Capt. 400, 413, 427, 431, 440, 441, 442, 446, 448

Baillie, Capt. 31, 39;
Major, 69;
Lieut.-Col. 70, 73;
Col. 84, 90

—— Lieut. 77, 82, 83, 84

Baker, Lieut. 156

—— O. Lieut. 327

Balfour, H. Lieut. 84, 150;
Capt.-Lieut. 214

Ball, Lieut.-Col. 290

Barr, Lieut. 413, 414

Barton, Lieut. 89;
Capt. 127, 159, 166;
Major, 204

Battine, Capt.-Lieut. 316, 334, 346;
Major, 385

Bayle, Lieut. 214

Bazely, 2nd Lieut. 386

Beagham, Lieut. 256, 284

Beatson, 217

Bedingfield, Lieut. 376

Begbie, Lieut. 378

Bell, C. H. Lieut. 322, 323

—— W. Lieut. 296, 357;
Capt. 385;
Maj. 407

Best, R. Capt.-Lieut. 246, 250, 255, 284

Biddulph, Capt. 371, 379, 455;
Lieut.-Col. 499;
Brig. 507, 514, 515

Biggs, Capt. 327, 345, 353;
Lieut.-Col. 385

Bingley, Lieut. 385

Bishop, Lieut. 554

Black, Lieut. 30

Blacker, Col. 354

Blaquiere, Col. 174

Blair, Col. 74

Blake, E. Lieut. 371

—— G. Lieut. 319, 345, 352, 354;
Capt. 385

Blood, Capt. 570

Blundel, Lieut. 89

Blunt, Sir Charles, 99

Boileau, Lieut. 283;
Capt.-Lieut. 303, 314;
Capt. 333

—— F. 2nd Lieut. 385;
Capt. 468, 503, 515

Bolton, Capt. 158

Bourchier, Lieut. 455

Boyce, Lieut. 69

Boyle, J. D. Lieut. 264

Bowie, Lieut. 479

Bradshaw, Major, 319

Brady, Lieut. 376, 378

Brind, F. Capt. 171;
Lieut. 376;
Capt. 455, 461, 462;
Major, 469, 483, 485, 492, 493, 494, 495, 514, 515;
Lieut.-Col. 538, 540, 541, 562, 567, 571

Briscoe, Lieut. 127, 151

Broadbridge, or } Broadburn, } Capt. 15, 18, 19

Broadfoot, Major, 472, 473, 514

Brooke, Lieut. 214, 215;
Capt. 288, 289, 290, 314, 317;
Lieut.-Col. 469, 470, 471, 472, 474, 499, 507, 514, 515, 527, 534,
538, 547, 567, 571

—— G. Lieut. 331

Brougham, Lieut. 436, 447

Broughton, Lieut.-Col. 261

Brown, B. Lieut. 371, 376;
Capt. 455, 462

—— Chas. Lieut. 146, 151, 156

—— Clement, Lieut. 119, 121;
Brev.-Capt. 231, 242, 250;
Capt. 260, 271, 272, 283, 284;
Major, 364;
Brig. 385

Brown, J. Lieut. 23

—— M. Lieut. 260, 284

—— Lieut. 89, 94

Browne, R. Lieut. 119, 214

Bruce, R. Lieut. 69;
Major, 153;
Lieut.-Col. 204

—— W. Lieut. 89

Buchan, Lieut. 134, 148, 151

Buck, Lieut. 17, 327

Buckle, Lieut. 376, 407;
Capt. 509

Bunny, Lieut. 522, 524, 554, 555

Burn, Col. 270

Burnett, Lieut. 31;
Capt. 147, 150, 200;
Major, 204

Burrington, Col. 158

Burroughs, W. 155

Burton, Lieut. 376

Butler, Lieut. 121, 146, 250;
Capt. 273;
Major, 302, 303, 333

Caldwell, Capt.-Lieut. 214;
Major, 296, 301

Cameron, Capt.-Lieut. 296, 300, 301, 302, 303

Campbell, A. 7

—— C. H. Lieut. 288;
Capt.-Lieut. 289, 314, 333

—— G. N. Lieut. 331, 373, 385

—— G. 455, 461, 462;
Brev.-Major, 468, 483, 513, 514, 515

—— Gunner, 282

—— Sir Archibald, 372, 379

Cardew, Lieut. 374

Carnac, Major, 19, 25;
Col. 73

Carne, Lieut. 334, 357, 358, 361

Carnegie, Lieut. 88;
Capt. 155;
Major, 204;
Col. 293

Cartwright, Capt. 317, 326, 331, 333

Cautley, Lieut. 386

Chesney, Lieut. and Adj. 316

Champion, Col. 26, 38, 39

Christie, A. Lieut. 432, 443, 449

Christie, P. Lieut. 454, 523, 527, 554

—— E. Capt. 499, 514, 515, 518, 533, 540, 543, 566

Clark, Lieut. 121;
Capt. 159

Clarke, E. Lieut. 150, 159;
Capt. 214, 228, 229

Cleland, Serg. 448

Clerk, Lieut. 386

Clifford, Lieut. 454, 521

Clifton, Capt.-Lieut. 29

Cochrane, Lieut. 16

Cockerell, Lieut.-Col. 121, 126

Collier, Capt.-Lieut. 214

Combermere, Lord, 383

Constable, Lieut. 89;
Capt. 246, 250, 284

Cookworthy, Lieut. 543

Cooper, Lieut. 409, 414, 428, 429, 447

Cornish, Lieut. 436, 449

Cotes, H. Lieut. 69

Coulthard, Lieut. 334;
Capt.-Lieut. 357, 361, 363

Counsell, Lieut 319, 363, 371

Cox, C. V. Lieut. 455, 479, 527, 571

Crabb, Major, 77, 78, 83

Cranch, Lieut. 121, 144

Cranell, Capt. 150

Crawford, Lieut. 318, 354, 355, 358, 359

Crommelin, Lieut. 334, 357, 358, 361

Cross, Corp. 280, 282

Crossdill, Lieut.-Col. 363

Croxton, Lieut. 319, 334

Cruikshanks, Lieut. and Adj. 317

Cureton, Brig. 506, 529, 530

Curphy, Capt. 385

Curtis, Lieut. 314

Cullen, Lieut. 107, 385

Daniell, Lieut. 378;
Capt. 554

Dashwood, F. Lieut. A.-D.-C. 385, 389;
Capt. 469, 475, 476, 478, 479

Davies, Major, 227

Dawes, Lieut. 409, 415, 426, 431, 440;
Capt. 444, 534, 538, 540, 542, 544, 547, 562, 564, 570, 571

Day, E. F. Capt. 409, 454, 468, 483, 507, 514, 515;
Major, 523, 554, 561, 562, 571

—— E. W. Lieut. 554, 569

Deare, C. Capt. 89, 99, 100, 130;
Lieut.-Col. 150, 151, 165, 167, 210

—— G. Lieut. 39;
Capt 99;
Lieut.-Col. 119, 121, 122, 126;
Col. 130, 134, 204, 209, 210;
Major-Gen. 211, 261

De Brett, Lieut. 318, 363

Debudé, Lieut. 554

Deckers, Lieut. 23

Delafosse, Lieut. 302, 303, 334;
Capt. 443;
Major, 446, 451

Delamar, Serg. 24

Denniss, Lieut. 327;
Lieut.-Col. 455, 470, 480, 483, 499, 507, 515

Dickson, Lieut. 334, 358

Dirom, Major, 137

Dixon, C. B. Lieut. 316

—— R. C. Lieut. 385

Don, Col. 264, 270

Douglas, Lieut. 89, 127, 141, 150, 154, 214, 443, 446

Dow, Lieut.-Col. 43

Dowell, Lieut. 121, 151, 154;
Capt.-Lieut. 260

D’Oyley, Lieut. 358, 361

Doxat, Lieut. 39;
Capt.-Lieut. 75

Drummond, Lieut. 119, 134, 151, 214, 231, 233, 245, 263

Duff, Lieut. 27;
Capt. 29;
Major, 47;
Col. 48, 100, 101, 135, 139, 140, 146, 148, 149, 150, 170,
179;
Major-Gen. 204, 209, 210, 242

Duncan, Lieut. 386, 409;
Capt. 562, 565, 571

Dundas, J. Capt. 296

Dunn, Lieut. 88, 151;
Capt. 214, 284

—— A. Lieut. 156, 214, 244, 245, 263

Dyke, Lieut. 374

Edwards, Lieut. 386

Egerton, Capt. 496

Elliot, Capt. 88;
Lieut.-Col. 95

Ellis, Lieut. 386

Ellwood, Capt. 150

Erskine, Lieut.-Col. 155, 214

Ewart, Lieut. 295, 385

Exshaw, Lieut. 89, 134, 150

Eyre, Lieut. 434, 435, 448, 463

Faithful, G. Lieut. 262, 288

—— H. Capt. 296

Faithfull, Lieut. 513

Farnabie, Lieut. 296, 298

Farrington, Capt.-Lieut. 296, 301, 302, 303, 385;
Lieut.-Col. 455

Fawcett, Lieut.-Col. 260, 265

Feade, Lieut. 121, 122, 123, 151;
Capt.-Lieut. 260, 265

Fenning, Lieut. 374

Ferris, Capt.-Lieut. 289

Fitzgerald, A. Lieut. 443, 446;
Brev.-Capt. 454, 518

Fleming, Capt. 30

Flemyng, Lieut. 90, 231;
Capt.-Lieut. 233

Floyd, Col. 129, 131

Footes, Lieut. 554

Forbes, A. Lieut. 69

Forde, Col. 15

Fordyce, T. D. Lieut. 295;
Capt. 317

Fordyce, Lieut. 334, 374

—— J. Capt. 468, 510, 514, 515, 547, 562, 564;
Major, 571

Forrester, Lieut. 285

Fortnham, P. Inf. Cadet, 151

Francis, Lieut. 554

Fraser, A. Capt. 244, 334

Frazer, Capt. 154

Frith, Lieut. W. H. 283

—— Major, 268

Fuller, Lieut. 244;
Major, 306

Fulton, Lieut. 319

Gaitskell, Lieut. 374

Garbett, Lieut. 385;
Capt. 409, 422, 469, 483, 489, 515, 523, 554, 562, 571

Gardiner, Lieut.-Col. 322

Garrett, Lieut. 386

Geddes, Lieut. 327;
Major, 461, 462;
Lieut.-Col. 469;
Col. 474, 475, 483, 485, 488, 490, 492, 493, 507, 514, 515

Gibbs, Col. 300

Giddes, Capt. 99

Gillespie, Lieut. 84

Glass, A. Lieut. 73, 135;
Capt. 141, 150, 166, 214;
Major, 169

Goddard, Col. 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 97, 103, 201, 217;
Gen. 218, 219

Gordon, Major, 169, 204, 246, 247

Gore, J. Inf. Cadet, 151

Gowan, Lieut. 303, 314, 317, 334

—— G. Lieut. 333;
Capt. 345;
Col. 454, 458, 459, 462, 498;
Brig. 514, 515

Gowing, Lieut. 279, 284

Gowdie, Major, 136, 141, 142

Graham, Lieut. 159, 214;
Capt.-Lieut. 295

—— C. 317, 373, 382

—— George, Lieut. 378

—— C. T. Lieut. 554, 555

Grace, Capt. 108, 119, 169, 214;
Lieut.-Col. 307

Grand, F. W. Lieut. 76

—— J. E. Lieut. 84

Granishaw, Lieut. 288, 289

Grant, C. Lieut. 373;
Capt. 409, 454, 457, 459, 462;
Major, 499, 507, 513, 514, 515;
Lieut.-Col. 538, 540, 542, 547, 562, 571

Green, Capt.-Lieut. 21

—— J. Lieut.-Fireworker, 89

—— C. Capt.-Lieut. 89;
Major, 156, 180, 181;
Lieut.-Col. 204, 211, 226, 233

—— H. Lieut. 119, 121, 151

—— T. Lieut. 134, 150, 214;
Capt. 246, 248, 250, 251, 252

—— Charles, Lieut. 409, 427, 431, 435

Groat, Lieut. 88

Grote, Lieut. 385

Grove, Lieut. 284

Groves, Lieut. 273

Hall, Capt. 317, 374

Hardwicke, Lieut. 89, 121, 129, 132;
Capt. 150, 156;
Gen. 191, 342, 347, 368

Hamilton, Lieut. 69

Hardinge, Lord, 464, 465, 466, 467, 482, 498, 512

Harris, Lieut. 69;
Capt.-Lieut. 89, 285, 286, 296, 303

Hart, Lieut. 73

Havelock, Col. 530

Hawkins, Lieut. 409, 428, 447, 463

Hay, Major, 55

—— Lieut. 214, 244, 245, 256, 261, 283, 284

—— W. Lieut. 554

Hearsey, Major, 322, 534, 535, 538

Hele, Lieut. 334

Herbert, Lieut. Qr.-Mast. 89, 536

Hetzler, Lieut. 214;
Capt.-Lieut. 262, 263;
Capt. 357, 358, 361;
R. Brig. 385, 388, 389

Hill, Capt. 77, 83, 84;
Col. 115;
Lieut. 113, 114, 127, 142, 144, 151, 302

Hind, Lieut. 149

Hinde, Lieut. 127, 154, 242;
Capt.-Lieut. 244;
Capt. 284

Hislop, Corp. 280, 282

Hockler, Lieut. 23

Hogge, Capt. 527, 571

Holland, Lieut. 88, 455, 514;
Major, 204

Hollingsbury, Lieut. 90

Holmes, Lieut. 503, 535

Home, Col. 48

Hopper, Lieut. 119, 156, 260;
Capt. 287

Horsborough, Lieut. 89, 133, 147, 150, 151

Horsburgh, Lieut. 121, 122

Horsford, Capt. 121, 123, 150, 166;
Major, 204;
Lieut.-Col. Commt. 250;
Col. 251, 252, 254, 255, 257, 267, 269, 284, 285, 293;
Sir J. Major-Gen. 333, 337, 338, 340, 341

—— R. H. Lieut. 386;
Capt. 469, 476, 483, 488, 510, 514, 515;
Major, 538, 562, 571

Hotham, Lieut. 374, 375

Howell, Capt. 147, 148, 150, 155, 166

Hudson, Matross, 282

Hughes, Lieut. 386

Huish, A. Capt. 454, 533, 540, 562, 565, 571

Humfrays, Lieut. 455

Humphrays, Lieut. 154, 227, 228

Humphries, Lieut. 121, 159

Hunter, Lieut. 354

Hunter, J. Lieut. 554, 555

Hussey, W. W. Lieut. 39;
Capt. 88, 94;
Lieut.-Col. 155;
Col. 210, 211

Hutchinson, Capt. 250, 267, 268, 279, 280, 282, 284

Huthwaite, Lieut. 377, 386;
Lieut.-Col. 469, 471, 482, 484, 485, 492, 507, 514, 515, 527, 528,
535, 538, 570, 571

Hyde, Capt. 385

Ironside, Col. 22, 100

Jack, Col. 520

Jennings, Lieut. 8, 11, 15;
Capt. 20, 23, 24, 27

Johnson, Conductor, 121

—— Lieut. 121;
Capt. 169;
Lieut. Brig.-Major, 385

—— E. B. Lieut. 571

Johnstone, Gunner, 282

Jones, Capt. 38

—— Lieut. 119, 121, 134, 151;
Major-Gen. 245

Kaye, E. Lieut. 409, 411, 416, 499, 514, 527, 570, 571

Kaylor, Lieut. 21

Kean, Gunner, 448

Keeble, Cadet, 151

Kelly, Col. 123, 124, 127, 128, 134, 328, 329

Kempt, L. Lieut. 69, 319

Kennedy, Lieut. 314

Kinch, Lieut. 15, 18, 19;
Capt. 23

Kindersley, Major, 30, 31

Kinleside, Lieut. 404;
Capt. 533, 547, 562, 571

Kirby, Lieut. 358, 361, 374

Kirkpatrick, Major, 12

Knox, Capt. 18

Lane, Lieut. 376;
Capt. 407, 443, 451;
Brev.-Major, 455, 457, 458, 462;
Lieut.-Col. 470, 499, 501, 503, 504, 510, 513, 514, 530, 543, 562,
571

Larkins, Lieut. 443

Laurence, L. Lieut. 334, 374

Laurenson, Lieut. 371, 379;
Major, 501, 503;
Lieut.-Col. 507, 514, 515

Lawrence, H. M. Capt. 432, 444, 445, 451;
Major, 514, 515

Lawrie, Major, 326

Leathes, Lieut. 462

Legertwood, Lieut. 72, 73

Leslie, Gen. 50, 67

—— Col. 98, 219

—— Capt. 436

Levey, W. Matross, 320

Lewin, Lieut. 374

Lindsay, Capt.-Lieut. 285;
Capt. 319, 328, 329, 334, 357, 358;
Lieut.-Col. Commdt. 374

Lloyd, Col. 126, 128

Ludlow, Major, 317, 538, 547, 562, 565, 571

Lumsden, Lieut. 314, 333;
Capt. 373, 379, 382

Luxford, Lieut. 314, 315, 316

Lyons, Lieut. 316

Macalister, Lieut. 119

Macbeagh, Lieut. 89

Mackay, Lieut. 385

Mackenzie, M. Lieut. 409, 416, 418, 421, 424;
Brev.-Capt. 471, 496;
Capt. 514, 522, 523, 524, 550, 554, 561, 562, 564, 571

Mackinnon, Lieut. 488, 489

Mackintyre, Capt. 156;
Lieut.-Col. 169, 180;
Major, 204

MacLean, Lieut. 385

Macklewaine, Capt. 73

MacLeod, Col. 107, 108, 124

MacNee, Serg. 448

Macpherson, Lieut. 121, 140, 151

Maidman, Lieut. 385

Maitland, Hon. Capt. 108

Manson, Lieut. 544

Marshall, Lieut. 289;
Major-Gen. 336, 357

Martin, Capt. 30, 562

Mason, Capt. 291, 317;
Major, 319, 333, 338

Master, Capt. 554

Mathison, Lieut. 319, 320, 321, 352, 353

Matthews, Lieut. 119, 121;
A. 151, 250, 246, 254;
Capt. 284

Maud, Lieut. 88

Maule, Lieut. 426, 432

Mawbey, Capt. 158;
Col. 314, 316

Maxwell, Col. 134, 148

—— H. H. Lieut. 499, 514

Mayaffre, Capt. 72, 73, 74, 75, 76

Maynard, F. Lieut. 156

McDermott, Lieut. 89

McDonald, Lieut. 88

—— Lieut. 371;
Major, 462

MᶜDouall, Gen. 227

McDowall, Capt. 318, 358, 360

McGregor, G. Capt. 439, 442, 444, 445, 446, 451

—— R. G. Lieut. 371, 386

McLean, Lieut. 69

McLeod, A. Lieut. 151, 156;
Major, 317, 327, 333, 338;
Lieut.-Col. 368;
Brig. C.B. 388

—— D. Lieut. 289

MᶜMorine, Lieut. 385

McPherson, D. Lieut. 150

McQuake, Lieut. 285, 286;
Capt.-Lieut. 314

Mecham, R. Lieut. 554

Miles, Capt. 534

Mill, Lieut. 500, 523, 554

Miller, W. Lieut. 554

Milligan, Lieut. 455

Mills, Brev.-Capt. 455;
Capt. 483, 487, 489

Moir, Lieut. 455, 470, 471, 483, 554

Montague, E. Lieut. 48;
Capt.-Lieut. 89;
Capt. 124, 127, 134, 135, 136;
Major, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 166;
Lieut.-Col. 204, 214, 215, 216, 217

—— J. Capt. 217, 219, 220;
Major, 221, 222;
Lieut.-Col. 223, 242

Montresor, Col. 215

Moore, Capt. 91

Mordaunt, Capt. 156, 157

Moorhouse, Col. 126;
Major, 135

Moreland, Lieut. 314, 333, 385

Morgan, Charles, Col. 71

Morris, Lieut. 250, 261, 265, 284

Mowatt, Major, 558, 562, 565, 571

Muir, Col. 73

Mulhall, Serg. 433, 435

Muller, Matross, 282

Murray, Col. 267

Musgrave, Col. 123

Nash, Lieut. 90, 121, 122, 123, 134, 151

Neish, Lieut. 88

Nelly, Lieut. 89, 121, 150;
Capt. 250, 279, 284

Newall, Lieut. 550, 554, 555

Nicholl, Lieut. 385;
Capt. 426, 427, 434, 435

Nicolls, Col. 322, 323

Noble, Capt. 297

O’Hanlon, Lieut. 371, 372

Oliphant, Capt. 385

Olpherts, H. Lieut. 527, 571

—— W. Lieut. 456, 461

Owen, Capt. 91

Palmer, C. H. Lieut. 244

Parker, W. Lieut. 256, 284;
Lieut.-Col. 385;
Brig. 403

Parlby, Lieut. 285, 303, 314;
Capt. 366

Paschaud, Capt.-Lieut. 242, 245, 284

Patch, Lieut. 357, 358, 361

Paton, Lieut. 373, 377, 497

Pearse, Major, 30;
Lieut.-Col. 31, 33, 36, 37, 38, 42, 49, 51, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 66,
72, 85, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 100, 103, 107, 109, 110,
112, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 164, 209, 242, 294, 341

Pennington, Lieut. 214, 242;
Capt. 279, 283, 284;
Major, 314, 316, 331, 333, 339;
Lieut.-Col. 353

—— Lieut. Fireworker, 333;
Lieut. 385

Percival, Lieut. 279, 284

Pereira, Lieut. 295, 319, 334;
Capt. 385

Perry, Lieut. 23

Pew, Major, 194, 361, 363, 385, 409

Pickersgill, Lieut. 328

Pillans, Lieut. 385;
Capt. 514, 515

Playfair, Lieut. 314

Polhill, Lieut. 81

Polier, Major, 22

Pollock, George, Lieut. 261, 284;
Capt. 327;
Major, 371;
Lieut.-Col.
379, 382;
Major-Gen. 443, 446, 450, 464, 465, 478

Pollock, R. H. Lieut. 443, 444, 445, 446, 449, 476, 478, 479

Popham, Major, 69, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 82, 83, 84

Pryce, Lieut. 285;
Capt.-Lieut. 334

Purvis, Lieut. 280

Quayles, Lieut. 554

Raban, Capt. 250, 264, 265, 273, 284

Ralfe, Lieut. 301

Raper, J. F. Lieut. 554

Rattray, Lieut. 69, 71;
Capt. 112, 166;
Major, 204

Rawlins, Lieut. 295;
Capt. 374

Rawlinson, Lieut. 371

Raymond, Col. 160

Read, Lieut. 23

Reid, Brev.-Capt. 461

Remington, Lieut. 455

Richards, Lieut. 214, 260;
Capt. 296, 298;
Major, 317

Richardson, Lieut. 407, 443, 449

Roberts, R. Lieut. 319, 334;
Capt. 385

Robertson, Lieut. 432, 443, 535, 562, 565, 571

Robinson, Lieut. 89;
Capt. 246, 250, 251, 252, 284

Rodber, Lieut. 283;
Capt. 314, 333, 345, 354, 355, 356, 358

Rosat, Lieut. 31

Ross, R. Capt. 148

Rotton, Lieut. 386

Russell, Lieut. 31

Rutherford, Lieut. 376

Sage, Lieut. 386

Salmon, Lieut. 407

Sampson, Capt. 121, 126, 147, 150, 151

Sand, Lieut. 76, 84

Sanders, Lieut. 334, 386, 403, 462

Sankey, M. C. Lieut. 554, 555

Saunders, Lieut. 357, 358, 361;
Brev.-Major, 455

Sconce, Lieut. 314, 333

Scott, Capt.-Lieut. 73;
Major, 204

—— J. Lieut. 296, 319, 373, 374, 376, 385

—— G. R. Lieut. 334, 371

Sears, Capt. 69

Shakespear, R. Lieut. 409, 411, 444, 446, 448, 451, 462;
Capt. 534, 538, 562, 569;
Major, 571

—— J. D. Capt. 562, 571

Shaw, S. Capt. 302, 303

Sherwood, Capt. 347

Shipton, Lieut. 84, 146, 151, 156;
Capt. 246, 250, 251, 252, 284

Simons, F. C. Lieut. 554

Sladen, Lieut. 455

Smith, Capt. 121, 123, 124, 147, 150, 151

—— C. Lieut. 316, 334;
Capt. 376

—— L. Lieut. 443

—— N. Capt. 265

—— J. D. Lieut. 245, 273, 284, 296

Smyth, Lieut. 407, 463

Sotheby, Lieut. 352;
Capt. 436, 447, 451

Speediman, Capt. 124

Starke, Lieut. 231, 260, 272, 284;
Capt. 314;
Lieut.-Col. 385, 387

Stewart, Lieut. 426, 435

Swiney, Lieut. 261, 279, 284

Swinhoe, W. Lieut. 554

Swinley, Capt. 469, 475, 483, 485, 492, 514, 515, 518

Syme, Lieut. 90

Tennant, Lieut.-Col. 113;
Lieut. 316;
Capt. 368, 385, 389;
Col. 454;
Brig. 460;
Brig.-Gen. 526, 564, 568, 571

Thelwall, Capt. 294

Thompson, Lieut. 373, 378;
Major, 416, 554

Tilfer, Lieut. 156, 157

Timbrell, Major, 171, 187;
Lieut. 304;
Capt. 317, 334, 371, 376, 382

Timmings, Lieut. 373, 378;
Capt. 409, 416, 422

Todd, Lieut. 386;
Capt. 410, 411, 451, 469, 483, 485, 488, 496

Tollemache, Capt.-Lieut. 334

Tombs, Lieut. 461, 504, 527, 571

Tomkyns, Lieut. 89, 121, 150;
Capt. 214, 226, 260

Toppin, Lieut. 127, 175;
Capt.-Lieut. 214

Torckler, Lieut. 386

Trant, Capt. 376

Trower, Capt. 469, 476, 477, 478, 479

Tulloh, Lieut. 127, 151, 154, 471

Turner, Lieut. 409, 437, 438, 447, 448;
Brev.-Capt. 463

Turton, Lieut. 88;
Capt. 288

—— J. Lieut. 377;
Capt. 501, 503, 513, 514

Twemlow, Lieut. 318, 358

Vanrenen, Lieut. 319, 334

Vernon, Lieut. 72

Wade, Lieut. 386;
Col. 413, 414

Wakefield, Lieut. 385

Walcote, Lieut. 328

Walcott, Lieut. 319, 358

Walker, J. Lieut. 89

—— R. Lieut. 409, 438, 447

Waller, Lieut. 426, 435, 448;
Capt. 499, 500, 514, 515

Walton, Gunner, 448

Warburton, Lieut. 409, 426, 448, 463

Warner, Lieut. 455;
Brev.-Capt. 471, 480, 483, 496, 499, 514, 530, 533, 562, 565, 566,
571

Watkins, Lieut. 156;
Capt. 245

Watson, J. E. Lieut. 533

Webbe, Capt. 317, 318, 327

Wheelwright, Lieut. 479

Whinfield, Lieut. 334, 385

Whish, Capt.-Lieut. 314, 331, 333, 339;
Major, 385;
Major-Gen. 523, 524, 526, 527, 550, 552, 553, 557, 558, 560, 561,
562, 564, 571

White, Col. 260, 261

Whiteford, Lieut. 455

Wiggins, Lieut. 385

Wilding, Lieut.-Col. 45

Wilkinson, Lieut. 88, 510

Wilson, R. B. Lieut. 322, 323, 334

Wilton, W. Lieut. 114, 115

Winbolt, Lieut. 119, 151, 159;
Capt.-Lieut. 250, 252, 253, 267, 269

Wintle, Lieut. 455

Winwood, Lieut. 15;
Capt. 27

Witherington, Capt. 5

Wittit, Lieut. 121, 122, 123, 124;
Capt. 150;
Major, 170, 244

—— C. Capt. 245, 260, 266

Wood, Lieut. J. 7;
Capt. 183

—— H. Lieut. 334;
Capt. 385;
Lieut.-Col. 500, 504, 507, 514, 518

Woodburn, Lieut. 88;
Major, 127, 150, 166, 176;
Lieut.-Col. 204, 212

Woodroofe, Capt. 385

Worthington, J. G. Lieut. 554

Young, J. Lieut. 260, 272, 284;
Lieut.-Col. 343

FOOTNOTES:

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Footnote 1:

_Calcutta Review._

Footnote 2:

There were probably some perquisites or other sources of emolument.

Footnote 3:

The following was copied from an inscription in charcoal, on the wall
of a small mosque on the declivity of a hill, about a mile from
Chunar, and the same distance from the Ganges, in October, 1780:—

“This is the place of confinement of Ann Wood, wife to Lieutenant John
Wood, taken prisoner by Jaffir Beg, Commandant to Sir Roger Dowler,
taken out of the house at Calcutta where so many unhappy gentlemen
suffered; the said Jaffir Beg obtained promotion of Segour Dowler for
his long service, Fouzdar of Chunar Gur.”

“I, Alexander Campbell, was taken, along with the unfortunate lady, at
eleven years old, by the same persons who afterwards made me an
eunuch; my only employment was to attend this lady, which I did in
this place four years. 1762, May 3rd, the said Jaffir Beg sent to
acquaint the lady that if she did not consent to live with him the 4th
of the said month, she should be strangled, and by my hands. The 3rd,
at midnight, we jumped out of this window and got to the river side,
where I hired boat for fifty gold rupees, to carry us safe to
Chinsurah, where we arrived on the 11th. The first news we heard was
that Lieutenant Wood died for grief; soon as she heard this, she fell
sick, and died the 27th of the month.”

“Mr. Drake behaved with the greatest imprudence, he did deserve to be
shot! shot! shot!

“Alexander Campbell, I am now in Dowlah’s service.”

“N.B.—Mrs. Wood’s apartment, and which is all the house consists of,
is 9 feet 5 inches by 8 feet 9 inches, and 7 feet 9 inches high; the
window, 18 inches.”

“Mrs. Bowers was a young woman, and inhabitant of Calcutta when it was
taken by the Moors in the year ——, where upwards of —— British
subjects were confined in the dungeon; she concealed herself until
night in one of the warehouses in the factory, from whence she made
her escape on board a small vessel lying in the river opposite the old
fort.”—_Hickey’s Gazette_, 1780.

Neither of these names is mentioned by Holwell.

Footnote 4:

It is probable that Captain (afterwards Sir R.) Barker was in this
vessel; he was transferred from the Royal to the Bengal Artillery, but
appears to have been employed in line commands, and never to have
joined the regiment.

Footnote 5:

This man was afterwards a member of council, and a bitter opponent of
Clive.

Footnote 6:

This was rather a detachment of Royal, Bombay, and Bengal Artillery;
Lieutenants Winwood and Kinch, of the Bengal Artillery, seem to have
been with it, but nothing very distinct can be ascertained.

Footnote 7:

This date is doubtful.

Footnote 8:

His real name was Walter Reinhart, but he was called Sombre from the
darkness of his countenance, and this was easily changed into Sumroo.
Franklyn says:—“Major Polier, at Delhi, to Colonel Ironside, at
Belgaum, in May, 1776, writes—‘His name is Balthazar ——; the rest I
have forgot. Sombre is ‘son nomme de guerre.’ He is a deserter of
ours; he enlisted at Calcutta before the taking of the place, I think,
in one of the Swiss companies, commanded by a young officer, I suppose
Vussarot or Ziegler, and deserted shortly after. This anecdote is not
generally known, and might serve, should he ever fall into our hands,
for a valid plea to hang him, which could not well be done otherwise
without straining a point, as he certainly only executed the commands
of his infamous master, and his life might have been endangered by
non-compliance.’”

Footnote 9:

Six subalterns of artillery, including a commissary and adjutant,
appear to have perished: Lieutenants Hockler, J. Brown, Deckers,
Perry, Adamson, and J. Read.

Footnote 10:

This was _not_ the battle of _Korah_, for which the 1st and 10th
regiments of N. I. wear an honorary distinction; that took place in
1778, between the English and some of the Nawab’s troops, on their
being disbanded.

Footnote 11:

────────────────────┬──────┬──────
│ Per │Total
│Comp. │
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Major. │ │ 1
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Captain. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Capt.-Lieut. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
1st Lieut. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
2nd Lieut. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Lieut. Fireworkers. │ 3│ 12
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Serjeants. │ 6│ 24
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Corporals. │ 6│ 24
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Drummers. │ 3│ 12
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Bombardiers. │ 8│ 32
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Gunners. │ 24│ 96
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Matrosses. │ 53│ 212
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Adjut. & Qr.-Master.│ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Deputy Comr. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Conductors. │ 2│ 8
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Serj.-Major. │ 1│ 4
────────────────────┼──────┼──────
Qr-Mast. Serjt. │1[114]│ 4

Footnote 12:

In consequence of this want, the recent mutiny and perhaps the
inefficiency of some of the officers of the corps. Russell, Baillie,
and Thelwall came into the corps from Madras; Rosat and Burnett from
H.M.S. _Folly_, from Bencoolen.

Footnote 13:

With a staff of 1 surveyor of stores, 1 regimental adjutant, 5
adjutants and quarter-masters, and 12 conductors.

Footnote 14:

Cadets.

Footnote 15:

Since writing the above, the want is being supplied by some spirited
articles in the Calcutta Quarterly [Review].

Footnote 16:

The Cutcha road was formed (of its present breadth) in 1782–3.—Colonel
Green’s Letter, 21st October, 1801.

Footnote 17:

Was there not a member of council of that name?

Footnote 18:

In all probability this formed the regular road to Berhampore.

Footnote 19:

Captain Macklewaine, Captain-Lieutenant Scott, Lieutenants Legertwood,
Hart, Glass, and Baillie.

Footnote 20:

Lieutenant F. W. Grand was a younger brother of the Mr. Grand whose
name is connected with Sir Philip Francis, from the latter having
seduced his wife, who afterwards was married to Talleyrand. Lieut. G.
commanded two 6–pounders attached to the two companies of Popham’s
regiment acting as a bodyguard to Hastings.

Lieutenant Sand probably commanded two guns with the remaining
companies of the wing of the regiment.

Footnote 21:

The Governor-General noticed Lieutenant Baillie’s conduct in General
Orders of 8th September and 19th October, 1781; on the latter occasion
the order says: “The strong recommendation which Major Crabb has given
Lieutenant Fw. Baillie for his distinguished attention and activity in
the management of the artillery under his charge, affords the
Governor-General a second occasion of acknowledging the services of
that officer on the same campaign, and publishing his thanks for it.”

Footnote 22:

Major Popham received 2,94,000; Major, 44,956; Captain, 22,478;
Subaltern, 11,239; Serjeant, 200; Soobadar, 300; Jemadar, 140;
Havildar, 100; Naick, 80; Sipahi, 50.

Footnote 23:

Captains Mayaffre and J. Hill,§ Lieutenants Gillespie§ and B. Bruce,§
Lieutenant Fireworkers E. F. Baillie, H. Balfour, W. Shipton,§ J. E.
Grand, R. Sands.§

Footnote 24:

───┬────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬─────────┬───────────
No.│Company.│Battalion.│Serjeants.│Corporals.│Drummers.│Gunner, &c.
───┼────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼─────────┼───────────
2│ 4│ 2│ 6│ 6│ 2│ 61
5│ 5│ 1│ 6│ 7│ 2│ 55
10│ 5│ 2│ 7│ 6│ 3│ 56
───┴────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴─────────┴───────────

Footnote 25:

24–pounder 12 pair
18–pounder 9 pair
12–pounder 6 pair
6–pounder 3 pair
3–pounder 2 pair
8–inch Howitzer 7 pair
5½-inch Howitzer 5 pair
4½-inch Howitzer 3 pair
Wagon 7 pair
Tumbril 5 pair

Footnote 26:

When quarters were not furnished.

Footnote 27:

Four 18–pounders, eight 12–pounders, twenty 6–pounders, two
3–pounders, and two 5½-inch howitzers.

Footnote 28:

In the Calcutta burying-ground is a tomb to the memory of
Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Deare. She died a few days before him. The
inscription on the tomb is as follows:—

HERE REST THE REMAINS OF
MRS. CATHERINE DEARE,
WHO DIED AT CALCUTTA 6TH SEPT. 1791,
AGED XXXIV YEARS:
IN MEMORY OF HER AND HER HUSBAND,
LIEUT.-COLONEL CHARLES RUSSELL DEARE,
WHO FELL BY A CANNON-SHOT ON THE 13TH OF THE SAME MONTH,
WHILE COMMANDING THE BENGAL ARTILLERY,
IN AN ACTION FOUGHT
BETWEEN A DETACHMENT OF THE BRITISH FORCES
AND THOSE OF TIPPOO SULTAN,
NEAR SATTIMUNGULUM,
AGED XL YEARS.
THIS MONUMENT WAS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER,
COLONEL GEORGE DEARE.

Footnote 29:

Among them two brass 6–pounders which had been lost at Sattimungalum.

Footnote 30:

Lieutenants Douglas, Hinde, Dowell, Tulloh, and Humphrays.

Footnote 31:

A bar of iron was however let into the axle.

Footnote 32:

Major Woodburne and Captain Howell going away, were succeeded by
Captains Barton and Rattray.

Footnote 33:

A letter from Colonel Green to the Secretary of the Military Board,
July, 1801, says, “As the two 6–pounders, with brass cheeks, the Board
were pleased to direct the agent to make up for the service of the
horse artillery experiment, carrying on under my control, to replace
those sent to Egypt, will take some time, &c.” These carriages were
proved by Major Wittit, when ready, and some alterations suggested. It
is probable some mistake between brass and iron has crept into the
report from which the extract was taken, or else both brass and iron
were tried.

Footnote 34:

At this time serge had not been introduced it is supposed, and
cartridges were made of paper—that now called cannon-cartridge, or
packing.

Footnote 35:

Another was a crutch in which to receive the needle.

Footnote 36:

So great had been the alarm at one time, excited by the desperate
projects (of some officers), that Sir John Murray, the commandant of
Fort William, without communicating his precautionary proceedings to
the Governor-General, placed the fortress in a state of defence,
relying on the unshaken steadiness of the artillery; (_Life of Lord
Teignmouth_, vol. i. p. 351) ... and but for the firmness of the
artillery at Calcutta, and the manly resistance of several officers at
Cawnpore, the army would have dictated to the Government their own
terms.—_Idem_, _L. M. to Lord C._, p. 371.

Footnote 37:

Major-Gen. Duff,
Col.-Gen. Deare,
Lieut.-Col. Bruce,
Lieut.-Col. C. Green,
Lieut.-Col. Woodburn,
Lt.-Col. Montague,
Major Scott,
Major Rattray,
Major Mackintyre,
Major Burnett,
Major Holland,
Major Barton,
Major Carnegie,
Major Gordon,
Major Horsford.

Footnote 38:

Ten had been added in December, 1797.

Footnote 39:

The lascars can scarcely be called artillerymen; it is true that they
fill certain _numbers_ at the gun, but the greater portion were
employed on the drag-ropes.

Footnote 40:

3 King’s Regiments 3,000
2 Companies European Regiment 2,500
17 Native Regiments 35,360
——————
40,860
——————

Footnote 41:

The 6-pounder of that day was probably four hundred weight and a half.

Footnote 42:

Lieut.-Colonel Montague, Commandant; Lieutenant Drummond, Adjutant;
Lieutenant R. Browne, Quarter-Master.

───────────────────────────┬──────────┬──────────┬──────────┬────────── Lascar Companies. │6, 20 │11, 27 │18, 25 │10, 17 ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Company. │3 │5 │1 │2 ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Battalion. │1 │2 │3 │3 ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Captains. │Grace │Clarke │Tomkyns │Glass │Dunn │ │ │ ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Captain-Lieutenants. │Caldwell │Collier │Toppin │Balfour ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Lieutenants. │Pennington│Hetzler │ │A. Dunn │Green │Douglas │ │ ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Lieutenant-Fireworkers. │Bayle │Graham │Hay │Ahmuty │Richards │ │ │Brooke ───────────────────────────┼──────────┼──────────┼──────────┼────────── Non-Com. Officers and │56 │63 │69 │72 Gunners. │ │ │ │ ───────────────────────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────┴──────────

Footnote 43:

Royal Artillery.

Footnote 44:

Beatson’s Seringapatam.

Footnote 45:

His brother was one of the council of revenue at Dinagepoor in 1766.

Footnote 46:

There is some unaccountable error in the above. Goddard left Culpee in
May, 1778, with Leslie’s force. He was employed in 1781 at the
Bhoreghat against the Mahrattas, who may have been mistaken for
Rohillas. The detachment with Sir Eyre Coote sailed from Calcutta in
October, 1780. Montague appears on the returns of one of these
companies, but from the circumstantial account of his wound, we must
suppose he went round and joined Goddard, and returned in the end of
1781. The regimental returns are blank from July 1780 to April 1781,
and the companies absent on service are not included till their
return. We had thought that Lieutenant Montague was quarter-master to
the artillery in 1781.—E. B.

Footnote 47:

The following conversation took place between the deputy
adjutant-general and Major Montague as the latter passed headquarters
on his march: “Lord C. has it in contemplation to give Colonel Smith
the command of the artillery to be employed against Severn-droog, and
he wishes to know if that circumstance will be any impediment to your
exertions.” The major replied, “that he did not expect to take the
command; that his only wish was to be employed, and that his lordship
might rely on his utmost exertions for the public service under
Smith.” The deputy adjutant-general did not think that answer
sufficiently explicit; and said, “Lord C. wished to know whether Major
M. could act with more effect when independent of Colonel Smith, than
when under his command?” The major answered, “that he could certainly
carry a plan of his own into execution in the same time that it would
require to suggest and explain it to another.” The deputy
adjutant-general therefore concluded that Major M.’s real opinion was
that he should prefer to conduct the business by himself, and informed
him that his lordship was disposed to give Colonel Smith an
opportunity of knocking down the walls of the place where he had been
so long confined in a former war; but as it might be attended with
some risk to the service, he was at length determined to appoint Major
M. to command and conduct the artillery against that important place,
as the capture of it was absolutely necessary to the further progress
of the campaign.

Footnote 48:

He married a Miss Fleetwood at Masulipatam in 1792, when on his return
to Bengal from the first campaign against Tippoo.

Footnote 49:

The note in a former page may serve to explain this neglect, as the
commanding officer of artillery was the same Colonel Smith to whom he
had been preferred at Severn-droog.

Footnote 50:

Minute by Governor-General, January 19, 1800.—“The conduct of the
artillery and lascars attached to the regiment during the time of its
absence from these provinces is equally entitled to commendation.”

Footnote 51:

Captain Humphreys at the time of the massacre was seized by a junior
assistant surgeon who rolled with him down the steep where the dead
were flung; they remained concealed three or four days, but being
discovered were taken before the king and separately confined.

Footnote 52:

On the march from Rosetta to Alexandria the axletree of one of the
limbers broke, and for want of a forge-cart the detachment was
detained eighteen hours on the desert without water or provisions; had
a forge-cart been there, two hours would have sufficed.—Captain Brown
to Colonel Green, 2nd April, 1803.

Footnote 53:

Returned to India on sick certificate September, 1801.—Letter from
Military Board to Military Secretary, 26th September, 1801.

Footnote 54:

The uniform at this time consisted of the bearskin cap, long coat,
with scarlet facings and embroidered button-holes, and grey trowsers
with a red cord down the seam.

Footnote 55:

English 516, Irish 484, Scotch 74, Welsh 19, Foreigners 211, no
description 32.

Footnote 56:

Letter of John Duncan, 10th November, 1802, to Supreme Government.

Footnote 57:

Lieutenant Mathews was appointed fort adjutant at Agra the following
year, and afterwards deputy commissary of ordnance at Futteygurh, and
on his promotion to a captaincy was retained. “At the particular
recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief, in consideration of the
peculiar services of Lieutenant Mathews, who lost his leg and thigh in
the battle of Delhi, the Governor-General is pleased to determine that
Captain Mathews shall be exempted from the operation of the General
Orders of 14th November, declaring the situation of deputy commissary
of ordnance to be incompatible with the rank of regimental captain.”

“This exemption is admitted as a mark of attention and indulgence to a
deserving officer, who has suffered severely in the execution of his
duty on active service against the enemy.”—General Orders of May 15,
1806.

Footnote 58:

In moving for the production of papers in the House of Commons on this
occurrence, Sir Philip Francis said it had cost “two complete
companies of sipahis, some cannon, and fifty European artillerymen,
every man of whom were cut to pieces: the loss of the sipahis is to be
lamented, that of the artillerymen is invaluable.” A most infelicitous
expression for the author of Junius.

Footnote 59:

Two 12-pounders, one 6-pounder, two howitzers, and tumbrils.

Footnote 60:

Cross was appointed to the Ordnance Commissariat Department, and at
the present moment is living at Penang, having, after a long,
laborious, and honourable career, been allowed to retire on a pension
with the rank of captain.

Footnote 61:

Capt.-Lieutenant A. Graham; Lieutenant T. Pereira; Lieut.-Fireworker
Ewart, I. Rawlins, H. C. Baker, T. D. Fordyce.

Footnote 62:

In this year the Java Light Cavalry, with H. A. attached, was formed;
Capt.-Lieutenant Boileau, Lieutenant Gowan, and Lieutenant Parlby
accompanied it; but we believe this corps was never engaged.

Footnote 63:

1st Troop,—Major Pennington; Lieutenants Gowan, Kennedy, Campbell,
Moreland.

2nd Troop,—Capt. Starke; Capt.-Lieutenants Whish, Boileau; Lieutenants
Playfair, Curtis, Lumsden, Sconce.

3rd Troop,—Captain Brooke; Capt.-Lieutenant Rodber; Lieutenants
Parlby, Hyde, Luxford.

Captain-Lieutenant McQuake was quarter-master to the reserve.

Footnote 64:

Four 18-pounders, 2,400 shot; two 8-inch mortars, 400 shells.

Footnote 65:

Capt.-Lieutenant Battine; Lieutenants Tennant, Lyons, C. Smith, C. G.
Dixon; Chesney, adjutant.

Footnote 66:

Major McLeod, commandant; Lieutenant Cruikshanks, adjutant; Captains
Webbe, G. Brooke, Mason, Fordyce, Cartwright, C. Graham, Timbrell, and
Hall and E. P. Gowan, who joined at Nahun.

Footnote 67:

Captain McDowall; Lieutenants De Brett, Crawford, Twemlow.

Footnote 68:

Major Mason, commandant; Lieutenant Walcott, adjutant; Capt. Lindsay;
Lieutenants Roberts, Kempt, Blake, Mathison, Counsell, Vanrenen,
Fulton, Pereira, Scott, Croxton.

Footnote 69:

Captains Pollock and Biggs; Lieutenants Marshall, Denniss, Geddes,
Buck, and O. Baker.

Footnote 70:

1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 1 lieutenant-fireworker, 10 non-commissioned
officers, 80 troopers, 5 sirdars, 60 surwans, 70 camels, 20 horses, 4
cars, 20 bouches à jeu, and 960 rockets.

Footnote 71: