The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-20 00:00:00

THE RECAPTURE OF LUCKNOW.

SIR COLIN CAMPBELL AND GENERAL
OUTRAM'S ACCOUNT.
(From the Governor-General's Gazette, April 5.)
The Right Hon. the Governor-General having now
received the despatches from his excellency the com-
mander-in-chief, giving an account of the retaking of
Lucknow by the force under his excellency's personal
• command, is pleased to publish them for general infor-
mation :
In December last it became the grateful duty of the
Governor-General in Council to promulgate in general
orders the announcement of the relief of the garrison of
Lucknow, so admirably achieved by General Sir Colin
Campbell, G.C.B, and the rescue of the women and
children, sick and wounded long beleagured there. It is
now the Governor-General's privilege to convey to his
exccellency the tribute of his highest admiration, and of
his most cordial congratulation, on the capture cf the
strong city of the rebels.
From the 3d till the 16th of March, a series of masterly
operations took place, by which the commander-in-chief,
nobly Supported in his well laid plans of attack bythe ability
and skill of the general officers, and by the indomitable
bravery and resolution of the officers and men of all arms,
drove the rebels successively from all their strongly forti
tied posts, till the whole fell into the possession of our
troops.
That this great success should have been accomplished
at so little cost of valuable lives, enhances the honour
due to the leader who has achieved it.
It is a pleasure to the Governor-General to acknow-
ledge publicly the services of the general and other offi-
cers who took part in the capture of Lucknow.
During the last days of the operations the Nepaulese
force, under Maha Raja.b Jung Bahadocr, was associated
. with the army under Gen. Sir C. Campbell's command.
To the distinguished leader of that force, the Maha-
- .
Rajah Jung Bahadoor, the Governor-General desires to
express his thanks for the hearty co operation which the
commander-in-chief received fram his highness, and for
the gallant bearing of his highness's troops.
To Major-General Sir Jas. Outran), G.C.8., the go•
vernment of India is under a new debt of gratitude.
After having held the exposed post of Alum Bagh for
more than three months, in the face of powerful bodies
of rebels, whose attacks he never failed to repel, Sir J.
Outram has further greatly distinguished himself at the
head of the first division, by the brilliant and thoroughly
complete manner in which he executed the duties en-
trusted to him. The Governor-General requests that
Sir J. Outram will accept his most sincere thanks.
His lordship offers his hearty acknowledgments to the
other general officers whose services are prominently
noticed in these despatches :
To Major-General Mansfield, chief of the staff, of
whose eminent services the commander-in-chief speaks
with well merited commendation.
To Major-General Sir Archdale Wilson, Bart., K.C.8.,
in chief command of the artillery, who, after winning
lasting renown in the capture of Delhi, has borne a con-
spicuous part in the reduction of Lucknow.
To Major-General Sir J. Hope Grant, K.C.8., corn-
• mending the cavalry of the force ; to Brigadier-General
Franks, C. 8., Brigadier-General Walpole, and Brigadier
General Sir E. Lugard, K.C.8., commanding the se-
cond, third, and fourth divisions of infantry.
The Governor-General has to record his acknowledg-
ments to Captain Sir W. Peel, K.C.8., commanding the
naval brigade of her Majesty's ship Shannon, ani to offer
his especial thanks to him for his remarkable services.
The Governor-General entirely concurs with his excel-
lency the Commander-in Chief, iu prominently recog-
nising the great skill and ability of Brigadier Napier,
wko comm anded the engineers of her Majesty's and the
East India Company's services forming part of the force.
Brigadier Napier is especially entitled to the thanks of
the Governor-General, and to him, to Colonel Harness,
commanding the Royal Engineers, and to the several
officers under them, of both the services, his lordship's
grateful acknowledgments are offered.
The Governor-General has much satisfaction in ex-
pressing his high sense of the merits of the several offi
cers commanding brigades and regiments.
To the commanding officers of Royal Artillery, of the
Naval Artillery, and of the Bengal and Madras Artil-
lery, the Governor:General tenders his most cord.al
thanks.
To Major Norman, deputy-adjutant-general of the
army, to whose superior merits and distinguished ser-
vices the commander-in-chief bears willing testimony, a
tribute in which the Governor-General concurs ; to Col.
the Hon. W. L. Pakenham, C. 8., officiating adjutant
general of her Majesty's forces in India ; to Lieut.-Col.
MacPherson, officiating quartermaster-general of the
army ; to Capt. Seymour, officiating quartermaster-
general of her Majesty's forces ; to Capt. Bruce, deputy -
quartermaster-general, and Capt. Algood, assistant
quartermaster-general ; to Lieut.-Col. Keith Young,
judge-advocate-general ; to Capt. Fitzgerald, assistant-
commissary, general, who is specially mentioned by the
commander-in-Chief ; to Lieut. P. Stewart, of Engi-
teers, superintendent of electric telegraphs ; to Dr.
MiA.ndrew, inspeotor-general of hospitals to her Ma-
jesty's forces ; and t) Dr. Brown, superintending sur-
geon of the force, the Governor-General has much satis-
faction in expressing his sense of the good service they
have rendered.
To the officers of the personal staff of the commander-
in-chief, of the chief of staff, and uf general officers com-
manding divisions, the thanks of the Governor-General
are due ; aud his lordship records his acknowledgments
to the staff f divisions and brigades, all cf whom have
zealously performed their duty.
To the officers and men of every service, seldiere, sea-
men and marines, composing the force by which Luck-
new has been taken, the Governor-General desires to ex-
press hie admiration of their conduct, and to tender to
each individual the thanks of the government of India.
His lordship will take the earliest opportunity of bring-
ing under the favourable notice of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, and of the Hon. the Court of Directors, the ser-
vices rendered by the force.
In testimony of these services, the Governor-General
is pleased to direct that every officer and soldier, Euro-
pean and native, and the officers and men of the navy,
who took part in the capture of Lucknow, shall receive
a donation of six months' batta.
By order of the Right Hon. the Governor-General.
R. J. H. BIRCH, Cclonel, Secretary to the Go-
vernment of India, Military Department, wit!,
Governor-General.