Star.
London, England, 1826-09-29 00:00:00

BHURTPORE.

GENERAL ORDERS BY THE RIGHT HON. THE

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

Head-Quarters, Bhurtpore, January 19, 1926.
The Right Honourable the Commander in Chief
congratulates the army under his personal command, on
the brilliant achievements that ever crowned its services,
in the assault andcapture of the fortress of Bhurtpore.
The highly creditable manner in which the previous
operations connected with the siege were carried on,
the cheerful endurance of fatigue and hard labour, and
the vigilance displayed on all occasicus by every arm
of the service, were duly appreciated by his Lordship,
and gave earnest of that devoted gallantry and ardour
which were shewn yesterday in the assault of the enemy's
fortified town. The total route of his force with immense
slaughter, the evacuation of the strong citadel which
immediately followed, and finally, the capture of the
usurper and his family, with most of his Chiefs, form
the most complete series of successful events that the
most ardent expectation could have contemplated ; and
have shed lustre over the brilliant performances of the
day, without leaving a wish connected with the glory
and reputation of the army unsatisfied.
Lord CoMbermere, guided by the usage of the ser-
vice, now proceeds to the pleasing duty of particu•
'arising those Officers by name, whose situations in
command gave them oppottunities of more particularly
distinguishing themselves; but his Lordship desires to
assure the Army in general, that, in thus complying
with an established custom, he feels and acknowledges
the difficulty he has in rendering justice to the merits
and claims of a vast many, indeed of the whole, of
those immediately engaged, wherein all performed
their duty so entirely to his satisfaction:
To Majors General Reynell and Nicolls belong (in-
dependent of their indefatigable exertions during the
previous operations of the siege) the peculiar merit of
forming and conducting the storming columns of their
respective divisions, and by their animating example,
carrying the enemy's works with a rapidity and energy
that will long be remembered by all who witnessed the
conduct of the troops when mourning to assault.
The arrangements which fell to the share of Brig.:.
dier Gen: Sleigh, C.B. commanding the Cavalry, not
oily during the assault, but from the commencement of
the investment of Bhurtpare, are to be appreciated by
the fact, that none of the enemy escaped from the fort,',
hut on the conditions of surrender, and that the capture
of the usurper llootjun Sal, with his family, and almost
every her son of tank or authority under him, has been
effected thr.nigh the vigilance and gall wary of the se-
'oral Corps employed under his command.
The services of the Ist and Bth Corps of Irregular
Horse, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Skin-

Lieutenant Colonel the Hon. J. Finch, Military Se-
cretary, and Captain Macau, Persian interpreter, have
merited the approbation and thanks of the Commander
in Chief, not only for their assiduity and good judg-
ment in carrying on the business of their respective
offices, but for their zealous assistance in the field.
To Captain Dawkins, and the rest of his personal Staff, Lord
Combermere has to return his best acknowledgments for their seal
and activity upon all occasions. '
Officiating Assistant Surgeon Barber, at present attached to his
Majesty's 16tb Lancers, is directed to do duty with his Majesty's
14th Foot, and to join immediately.

Head-quarters, Bhurtpore, January 20, 1826.
It is with feelings of deep regret that his Excellency the Com.
mender in Chief announces to the army the death of Brigadier
General Edwards, of the wounds he received in the storming of
Bhurtpore on the 18th instant. The gallantry evinced by this
Ulcer in leading his brigade during the assault, and the high
character be bore, render his fall a public calamity, as well as a
private misfortune; but those friends who now grieve for his un-
timely fate have the consolation of knowing that in life he was
esteemed and respected, and in death mourned for and lamented.

FORT WILLIAM, Mau. 12, 11126.
GENERAL ORDERS, BY THE RIGHT HON. THE