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t their head the most formidable opposition. I beg to bring
both in the meet earnest manner to your notice, trusting that
Brigadier Peuny's active services will soon become once more
available.
The manoeuvres of Brigadier Cureton's cavalry, in attract-
ing and fixing the attention of Raja Lall Singh Misr's horse,
fulfilled every expectation which I had formed, and were
worthy of the skill of the officer employed, whose prominent
exploits at the battle of Aliwal I have recently had the honour
to bring to your notice.
Brigadier Scott (C. 8.), in command of the first brigade of
Cavalry, had the rare fortune of meeting and overcoming a
powerful body of infantry in the rear of a line of formidable
field works. I have to congratulate him on the success of
the noble troops under him, and to thank him far his own
meritorious exertions. lam quite certain that your Excel-
lency will bear them in mind.
Brigadier Campbell's brigade was less actively employed ;
but all that was required of it was most creditably performed.
The demonstrations on the enemy's left by the 9th Lancers,
towards the conclusion of the battle, was made in the best
order under a sharp cannonade.
Brigadier Gowan (C. 8.), deserves my best thanks for his
able arrangements, the value of which was so fully evinced
in the first hour and a half of this conflict, when it was al-
most exclusively an artillery fight. Brigadiers Biddulph
and Brooke, and Delius, supported him in the ablest way
throughout the day, and have given the most effectual as-
sistance under the circumstances of the campaign.
The effective practice of our rockets on the wing under
Brigadier Brooke elicited my particular admiration.
Brigadier Smith, C. 8., had made all the dispositions in the
engineer department, which were in the highest degree judi-
cious and in every respect excellent. On the evening of the
9th instant, Brigadier Irvine, whose name is associated with
one of the most brilliant events in our military history, the
capture of Bhurtpore, arrived in camp. The command would
of course have devolved on him, but with that generosity of
spirit which ever accompanies true valour and ability, he de-
clined to assume it, in order that all the credit of the work
which he had begun might attach to Brigadier Smith. To
himself, Brigadier Irvine sought only the opportunity of
sharing our perils in the field, and he personally accompanied
me throughout the day. Brigadier Smith has earned a title
to the highest praise which I can bestow.
To the general staff lam every way indebted. Nothing
could surpass the activity and intelligence of Lieutenant-
Colonel Garden and Major Grant, who are the heads of it,
in the discharge of the duties of their departments, ever very
laborious, and during the campaign almost overwhelming.
Both yet suffer under the effects of wounds previously re-
ceived. Lieutenant-Colonel Drummond, C. 8., Deputy-Quar-
ter-Master-General, and Lieutenant Arthur Beecher, Deputy
Assistant Quarter-Master-General, ably supported the former,
and the exertions of Captains Anson and Tucker, Assistants-
Adjutant-General, have been most satisfactory to the latter
and to myself.
Lieutenant-Colonel Parsons, Depaty Commissary-General,
has evinced the most successful perseverance in his important
endeavours to supply the army. He has been ably aided at
head-quarters by Major W. F. Thompson, C. 8., and Major
Curtis, Sub-Assistant-Commissary-General ; all three of
these officers were most acti a in conveying my orders in the
battle of Sobraon in the face of every danger. I have, in the
most explicit way, to record the same intelligence and ability,
and the same activity and bravery in the case of Lieut.-Col.
Birch, Judge Advocate-General, both as respects depart-
mental duties and active attendance on me in the field.
I have already spoken of the loss which I have sustained by
Lieutenant-Colonels Gough and Barr being wounded. The
exertions of both in animating our troops in moments of
emergency were laudable beyond my power to praise.
Lieutenant Sandays, 55th Regiment Native, Postmaster of
the Force, assisted in conveying my orders.
Superintendent Surgeon B. Macleod, M.D., has been in-
defatigable in the fulfilment of every requirement of his im-
portant and responsible situation. lam entirely satisfied
with his exertions and their results. I must bring to notice
also the merits of Field Surgeon J. Steel, M.D., and Surgeon
Graham, in charge of the depot of sick.
I was accompanied during the action by the following
officers of my personal staff :—Captain the Hon. C. R. Sack-
vile West, her Majesty's 21st Foot, Officiating Military Se-
cretary (Captain Haines, for whom he act.,' still being dis-
abled by his severe wound); Lieutenant-Colonel H. Have-
lock, C. 8., her Majesty's 39th Foot; Persian Interpreter
Lieutenant Bagot, 15th Native Infantry; Lieutenant Ed-
wards, let European Light Infantry ; and Cornet Lord James
Browne, 9th Lancers, my aides-de-camp ; and Assistant
Surgeon, J. E. Stephens, M.D., my medical officer.
All these officers assisted in conveying my orders to various
points, in the thickest of the fight, and the hottest of the fire,
and to all of them I feel greatly indebted.
I have to acknowledge the services in the command of regi-
ments, troops, cod batteries, or on select and particular du-
ties in the engineer department, of the fallowing officers, and
to recommend them to your Excellency's special favour—
viz., Major F. Abbot, who laid the bridge by which the
army crossed into the Punjaub, and who NV ELi present at
Sobraon, and did excellent service ; Captain Baker and
Lieutenant John Becher, engineers, who conducted, Bri-
gadier Stacey's column (the last of these wounded); Lieut.-
- Colonel Wood, Artillery, commanding the Mortar Bat-
tery; Major Lawrenson, commanding the eighteen-pounder
battery ; Lieut.- Colonel Huthwaite, commanding the eight-
inch howitzer battery; and Lieut.-Col. Geddes, command-
ing the rockets; Capt. R. Walter, Horse Artillery; Capt.
G. R. Swindley, Captain E. F. Day, Captain J. "Kurton,
Brevet Major C. Grant, Brevet Lieut.-Colonel J. Alexander,
Brevet Major F. Brind, Brevet Lieut.-Colonel J. D. Lane,
Brevet Major G. Campbell, Captain J. Fordyce, Captain R.
Horsford, and Lieutenant G. Holland, commanding troops
and batteries ; Major B. Y. Reilly, commanding Sappers and
Miners; Lieut.-Colonel White, C. 8., commanding 3d Light
Dragoons; Captain Nash, 4th Light Cavalry; Major Alex-
ander, sth Light Cavalry; Captain Christie, 9th Irregular
Cavalry; Lieut.-Colonel Fullerton, 9th Lancers; Captain
Leeson, 2d Irregular Cavalry ; Brevet Captain Becher, Bth
Irregular Cavalry ; Captain Pearson, 16th Lancers ; Brevet
Captain Quin, Governor-General's Body Guard ; Brevet
Major Angelo, 3d Light Cavalry; Lieut.-Colone Spence,
31st Foot ; Captain Corfield, 57th Native Infantry ; Brevet
Lieut.-Colonel Ryan and Brevet Colonel Petit and Captain
Long, 50th Foot ; Major Polwhele, 42d Regiment Native In-
fantry; Captain O'Brien and Lieutenant Travers, Nusseree
Battalion ; Captain Stepney, 29th Foot ; Major Sibbald,
41st Regiment Native Infantry; Major Birrell and Brevet
Captain Seaton, Ist European Light Infantry; Brevet
Major Graves, 16th Grenadiers; Lieut. Reed, Sirmoor Batta-
lion ; Lieut.-Colonel Davie, 9th Foot ; Major Handscombe,
26th Regiment Light Infantry ,• Lieut.-Colonel Bunbury,
80th Foot ; Captain Hogan, 63d Regiment Native Infantry ;
Captain Sandeman, 33d Regiment Native Infantry; Lieut.-
Colonel Franks, 10th Foot; Brigadier Lieut.-Colonel Nash,
43d Regiment, Native Infantry ; Lieut.-Colonel Thompson,
52d Regiment Native Infantry; Lieut.-Colonel Philips, 53d
Foot ; Major Short, 62d Foot; Brevet Major Marshall,
69th Regiment Native Infantry ; and Captain Short, 45th
Regiment Native Infantry.
The following staff and engineer officers I have also to
bring to your special notice, and to pray that their services
may be favourably remembered and the survivors duly re-
warded, viz.:—Captain E. Christie, Deputy-Assistant Adju-
tant- General and Lieut. Maxwell, Deputy-Assistant Quarter-
master-General of Artillery ; and Captain Pillans and Brevet
Captain W. K. Warner, Commissaries of Ordnance; Brevet
Captain M. Mackenzie, and Brevet Captain C. G. Austen,
First Lieut. E. Kaye, Artillery, Majors of Brigade; Captain
R. Napier, Major tßrigade f Engineers; Captain Tritton,
3d Light Dragoons, Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General ;
Lieut. E. Roche, 3d Dragoons, Aide-de-Camp to Major-
General Sir J. Thackwell, and Officiating-Deputy Assistant-
Quartermaster-General of Cavalry in the place of Captain
Havelock, 9th Foot, who was present in the field, but unable,
from the effects of a wound, to discharge the duties of his
office; Captain E. Luguard, 31st Foot, Deputy-Assistant
Adjutant- General ; Lieut. A. S. Galloway, 3d Light Cavalry,
Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Lieut. E. A.
Holdich, 80th Foot, Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Sir
Harry Smith, Lieu`. F. Mc. D. Gilbert, 2d Grenadiers, Act-
ing Aide-de-Camp to Major-General Gilbert, Captain R.
Ilaughton, 63d Regiment Native Infantry, Officiating As-
sistant Adjutant-General ; Lieut. Rawson, Deputy-Assistant
Quartermaster-General, killed ; Lieut. R. Bates, 82d Foot
Aide-de-Camp to the late Major-General Sir R. Dick;
Captain J. R. Pond, Ist European Light Infantry, D2puty-
Assistant Adjutant •G-neral ; Lieut. J. J. Paton, 14th Regi-
ment Native Infantry, Officiating Deputy-Assistant Quarter-
master-General ; Brevet Captain Harrington, sth Light
Cavalry; Captain C. Spottiswoode, 9th Lancers; Lieut. R.
Pattenson, 16th Lancers ; Captain J. Garvock, 31st Foot ;
Lieut. G. H. M. Jones, 29th Foot ; Captain J. L. Taylor, 29th
Light Infantry; Lieut. H.F.Dunsford, 59th Regiment Native
Infantry, Major of Brigade; Captain Cornbe, Ist European
Light Infantry, Major of 136/Ade 2d Brigade; Captain
Gordon, I Ith Native Infantry, Major of Brigade 6th Brigade ;
Captain A. G. Warde, 68th Native Infantry, Major of
Brigade; and Lieut. P. Hay, Major of Brigade (killed).
Having ventured to speak of your Excellency's own part
in this action, it would be most gratifying to me to go on to
mention the brilliant share taken in it by Lieut.-Colonel
Wood and the officers of your personal staff, as well by the
civil, political, and other military officers attached to you.
But as these were all under your own eye, I cannot doubt
that you will yourself do justice to their exertions.
We were in this battle again honoured with the presence
of Prince Waldemar of Prussia, and the two noblemen in his
suite, Counts Oriole and Greuben.
Here, as at Moodkee and Ferozeshah, these distinguished
visitors did not content themselves with a distant view of
the action, beat throughout they were to be seen in front
wherever danger most urgently prod.
The loss of the enemy bas been Irani ;an
spirit
amt
oaft of
re
e
it must be formed with a due allowance for the
ex-
aggeration which pervades all statements of As
their interests leads them to magnify numbers, but our."'
own
observation on the river banks and in the enemy's camp,
combine, with the reports brought to our intelligence depart-
ment, to convince me that the Khalaa casualties were between
eight and ten thousand men killed and wounded in action and
drowned in the river. Amongst the slain are Sirdars Sham
Singh, Attareewalla, Genls.Ghoolab Singh, Koopta, and Heera
Singh, Topee, Sirdar Kishen Singh, son of the late Jemadar
Kooshall Singh, Generals Mobaruck Ally and Illahee Bukah,
and Shaw Newaz Khan, son of Futtee-ood-deen Khan, of
Kussoor. The body of Sham Singh was sought for in the
captured camp by his followers ; and, respecting the gallantry
with which he is reported to have devoted himself to death
rather than accompany the army in its flight, I forbade his
people being molested in their search, which was finally suc-
cessful.
The consequence of this great action have yet to be fully
developed. It has at least, in God's Providence, once more
expelled the Seikhs from our territory, and planted our
standards in the soil of the Punjaub. After occupying their
intrenched position for nearly a month, the Khalsa army
had perhaps mistaken the caution which had induced us to
wait for the necessary material for timidity. But they must
now deeply feel that the blow which has fallen on them from
the British army has only been the heavier for being long
delayed.--I have, &c.,
(Signed) H. GOUGH, Ghief, East Indieseneral Comma.
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It OF KILLEP, WOUNDED, AND MISSING or THE
ARMY OF THE SUTLEJ, UNDER THE COMMAND OF HIS
EICELLFNCY GENERAL SIR HUGH GOUGH, BART, G.C.8.,
COMMANDER-Pi. IN THE ACTION
AT SOJRAON ON
THE 10TH OF FE3RUA&Y, 1646.
General staff-2 European officers wounded.
ARTILLERY DILI
181. Brigade Horse Artillery quarters 2d, 3cl, sth
Troop%)-1, rank and file and 1 syce-driver killed; 1 rank
and file wounded.
2d Brigade Horse Artillery. (head quarters Ist, 2d, 3d
Troops)-1 European officer, 2 rank and tile and 14 horses
killed ; 1 European officer, 15 rank and file,
2 syces and 20
horses wounded.
3d Brigade Horse Artillery (head quarters, Ist, 2d, 3d
Troops)-5 rank and file wouaded.
2,1 Battalion Artillery (2d company)-1 Lascar wounde.d.
3d Battalion Artillery (3d and 4th companies)--3 rank and
file, and 2 Lascars wounded.
4th Battalion Artillery (Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th companies}-2
syces and 3 horses killed ; 5 rank and tile, 2 Lascars, 3 syces
and 2 horses wounded ; 5 horses missing.
6th Battalion Artillery (Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th companies)-1
sergeant, 4 rank and file, anti 1 horse wounded.
Total-1 European officer,..3 rank and tile, 3 syces, and 17
horses killed ; 1 European officer, 1 sergeant, 33 rank and
file, 5 Lascars, 5 syces, and 23 horses wouaded ; 5 horses
missing.

ENGINEER DEPARTMENT AND SAPPERS.
2 rank and file killed; 3 European Wagers, 1 native officer,
And 16 ratik wad Me wounded.

CAVALRY DIVISIOIL
Divisional and Brigade Staff-2 horses wounded.
Ist Brigade.
Her Majesty's 3d Light Dragoons-5 rank and file and 1
horse killed ; 4 European officers, 22 rank and file, and 13
horses wounded; 20 horses missing.
4th Regiment Light Cavalry-4 horses killed ; 1 drummer,
4 rank and file, and 7 horses wounded.
sth Regiment Light Cavalry-2 horses killed; 10 rank and
file, and 20 horses wounded ; 2 horses missing.
9th Regiment Irregular Cavalry-1 horse killed; 3 horses
wounded.
2d Brigade.
Her Majesty's 9th Lancers-1 rank and file, and 5 horses
killed; 1 drummer, and 5 horses wounded; 2 horses

missing.
2d Irregular Cavalry, Head-quarters, and Light Wing-2
herses wounded. _ _ .

3d Brigade.
Governor-General's Body Guard-1 horse wounded.
Total-6 rank and file, and 13 horses killed ; 4 European
officers, *rummers, 36 rank and file, awl 54 horses wounded;
24 horses missing.
IsT INFANTRY
Divisional and Brigade Staff-1 European officer killed,
and 3 wounded.

Ist Brigade.
Her Majesty's 31st Foot-35 rank and file killed; 7
European officers, and 112 rank and file wounded.
47th Regiment Native Infantry—l native officer, and 7
rank and file killed ; 4 European officers, 4 native officers,
and 64 rank and file wounded.
2d Brigade.
Her Majesty's 56th Foot-1 European officer and 41 rank
and file killed ; 11 European officers and 186 rank and file
wounded.
42d Light Infantry-8 rank and file killed; 2 European
officers, 3 native officers, and 53 rank and file wounded.
Nusseree Battalion-6 rank and file killed ; 1 European
officer, 6 native officers, and 75 rank and file wounded.
Total-2 European officers, 1 native officer, and 97 rank
and file killed; 28 European officers, 13 native officers, and
489 rank and file wounded.
2D DIYANTZY
Divisional and Brigade Staff-2 European officers killed,
and 3 wounded.

3d Brigade.
Her Majesty's 29th Foot-1 sergeant, 35 rank and file, and
1 horse killed ; 13 European officers, 7 sergeants, and 132
rank and file wounded.
41st Regiment of Native Infantry-2 havildars and 14 rank
and file killed ; 8 European officers, 3 native officers, 5 havil-
dars, 1 trumpeter, and 99 rank and file wounded.
68th Regiment of Native Infantry-1 Native officer and
10 rank and file killed ; 2 European officers, 1 native officer,
2 havildars, and 67 rank and file wounded.
4th Brigade.
Ist European Light Infantry-2 Europeon officers, 2 ser-
geants, ,and 31 rank and file killed ;10 European officers, 10
sergeants, 142 rank and file, and 1 horse wounded.
16th Grenadiers--6 rank and file killed; 2 European
officers, 4 native officers, 19 havildars, 1 drummer, and 122
rank and file wounded.
Sirmoor Battalion-1 European officer and 13 rank and file
killed ; 4 native officers, 3 havildars, and 123 rank and file
wounded.
Total-5 European officers, 1 Native officer, 5 sergeants
and havildars, 105 rank and file, and 1 horse killed ; 38
European officers, 12 Native officers, 46 sergeants and havil.
dars, 2 trumpeters, 685 rank and file, and 1 horse wounded.

3D DIFANTRY DIVISION.
Divisional and Brigade Staff-1 European officer and 2
horses killed; 1 horse wounded.
sth Brigade.
Her Majesty's 9th Foot-5 rank and file killed; 1 Euro-
pean officer, 2 sergeants, 1 drummer and 25 rank and file,
wounded.
26th Regiment Native Infantry-3 rank and file killed;
2 European officers, 3, Native officers, and 19 rank and file
wounded.
Her Majesty's 62d Foot-1 European officer and 3 rank
and file killed ; 1 European officer, 3 sergeants, and 40 rank
and file wounded.

6th Brigade.
Fier Majesty's 80th Foot-1 trumpeter and 12 rank and
file killed ; 4 European officers, 3 sergeants, and 71 rank and
file wounded.
33d Regiment of Native Infantry-1 European officer, 1
native officer, 1 havildar, and 3 rank and file killed ; 1
European officer, 4 native officers, 1 havildar, 1 trumpeter,
and 53 rank and tile wounded.
63d Ditto, ditto-1 havildar, 2 rank and file, and 1 horse
killed; 3 European officers, 1 native officer, 4 havildars, 1
trumpeter, 25 rank and file, and 1 horse wounded.
7th Brigade.
Her Majesty's 10th Foot-1 European officer, 1 sergeant,
29 rank and file, and 1 horse killed ; 2 European officers, 2
sergeants, 98 rank and file, :sod 1 horse wounded.
43.1 Native Infantry-7 rank and file and 1 horse killed ; 2
European officers, 4 native officers, 5 havildars, 85 rank and
file, and 1 horse wounded.
59th Ditto, ditto-4 rank and file killed ; 1 European
officer, 1 native officer, 6 havildars, 53 rank and file, and 2
horses wounded.
Her Majesty's 53d Foot-1 European officer and 7 rank and
file killed ; 8 European officers, 1 sergeant, and 104 rank and
file wounded.
Total-5 European officers, 1 Native officer, 3 sergeants
and havildars, 1 trumpeter, 75 rank and file, and 5 horses
killed ; '29 European officers, 13 native officers, 27 sergeants
and havildars, 3 trumpeters, 573 rank and file, and 7 horses,
wounded.