Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-05-14
Eu.Iish Victories in India.

Our latest previous adviceS gave ac
counts of the doubtful victories Of Zero.
ze.hah and Moodkee. and lief, The English
in the last of December, masters Of the
| field; from which, however. their enemy
| had been able to retreat without disorder.
This arrival brings intelligence Of two
more severe engagements, in which the
British were entirely victorious. and their
foe was routed and driven in confusion
and with tremendous loss, from the scene
of the engagement. The history OF these
exploits is given in great detail in the
countless columns of the great London
| journals devoted 10 The subject, and espe
| cially in the voluminous dispatches from
India. From all these sources. and espe-
cially from the official accounts, we have
| prepared as full and minute sketch Of
them as our limits will allow.
FRS, comes the VICTORY OF ALIwAL,-
or. as the name is given upon the maps.
| .9ieeWaN After the battle of Moodkee
| the Sikhs retired. A detachment Of En-
| gish troops was sen, under Maj. Gen. Sir
Harry Smith. on the 18Th Of January, to
effect the reduction of Dhurrumkole.
small town above Moodkee, on the British
side Of the Su,el, where the enemy had
heavy stores of provisions. This was
very speedily and very easily accomplish
ed. On his march, Gen. Smith learned
that the enemy had crossed over from
P,lIoor-a town sill further up the Sullej.
and was threatening the rich and popu-
lous city Of LoOdianah with pluudet and
destruction. Three ba,lallons of native
infantry had already been stationed in
that city. Maj. Gen. Smith with his
brigades was directed to advance towards
The same city. He effected union with
the troops there. though not without loss.
as he met sharp opposition. One of his
brigades, however, had been detached
and portion Of lis baggage had fallen in,
to the hands of the enemy. The Sikh
army enlrenched itself al Budhowal, a
place lower down on The Sullej, but final
ly decamped on the night of the 22d, aud
moved down to the river. His abandon.
ed position was Immediately occupied by
the British cavalry. During the night of
the 2Sih reinforcement to The Sikh army
crossed the liver, consisting of IL guns
and 1000 men, and the main army was
en,renchei in the form Of semi circle;
its TANKS resting on the river, and its po-
siiion covered with from 40 to so guns
Of large calibre, howiizers and morlars.
The reinforcement encamped TO the right
Of the main army. Such was the posi-
ton Of the Slkhs.
On the morning Of the 2s,h, the British
troops were organized and brigaded. The
accoun, of the action is SO admirably CIV
en- in the despatch of Sir II, Smith, dated
upon The field of battle on the 3o.h OF
January, that we copy il almost enlre:-
A, daylight on the 2Slh, my order Of
advance was given. the cavalry in front.
in contiguous columns Of squadrnns OF
regiments; two troops Of horse artillery
in The interval Of brigades; the infantry
in contiguous columns Of brigades a, In
,ervas of deplnying distance; artillery in
the intervals followed BY two eightinch
howi,zers on travelling carriages. brought
into the field from the fort of Loodianat
by The interchangeable exer,ons of Lieut.
Col. Lane, Horse Artillery; Brigadle'
Godhy's brigade which had marched
out from Loodanah the present evening
on The right, the Shekawalee Infantry OF
> the left. the Alb Irregular Cavalry and the
Shekawalee Cavalry considerably to III,
= RICH, for the purpose of sweeping TIN
banks Of the Wet nullah on my ilsh Lane
preventing any of the enemy's Horse a,
tempting an inroad towards Loodianah
| han IN
. bled round the for, Of Budhowal.
In this order the troops moved toward
the enemy. a distance Of six miles. III
advance conducted by Captain Waugh
10Th Lancers, Major Bradford. of the Is
Cavalry, and Lieutenant Slrachey, of tn
> Engineers. who had been jointly employ
ed in the conduct of patrols up to the en-
emy's position, and for the purpose {
reporting upon the facility and points {
approach. Previously TO the march {
the troops it had been minated to me b
Major Mackeson, that the information b
spies. led to the belief the enemy woul
move somewhere a. daylight. either o
Jugraon, my position of Budhowal G
Loodianah. On a near approach to hi
/. outposs this rumor was confirmed by
spy, who had jns. left his camp. sayin
the Sikh army was actually in march Il
S. wards Jugraon. My advance was stead
my troops we'll in hand. and ii he ha
anticipated me on the Jugraon road.
could have fallen upon his centre with at
vantage.
From the tops Of the houses OF III
= village of Poorein. | had distant vie
Of the enemy. lie was in motion an
+. appeared directly opposite my from. on
ridge. Of which the village of Aliwal ma
ID be regarded as the centre. His left al
peared still TO occupy its ground in III
circular enirenchmen.; his right W.
- brought forward and occupied the ridg,
Immediately deployed the cavalry in,
$. line, and moved on. As neared tn
NJ, enemy the ground became most favorab
for the troops to manguvre. being ope
and hard grass land ordered the cavalr
to take ground to the right and left b
brgades, thus displaying the heads of ii
i. infantry columns. and as they reached tt