Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
More the pity that
the cavalry regiment which bore the major part in that day's work
no longer exists.
CASUALTIES AT SEETABULDEE.
+---------------------------+-----------+-----------+
| |_Officers._| _Men._ |
| _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+
| | K. | W. | K. | W. |
+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|Royal Artillery | - | 1 | 2 | 15 |
|Madras Bodyguard | - | - | - | - |
|6th Bengal Cav. | - | 3 | 23 | 24 |
|61st Pioneers | 2 | 3 | 55 | 99 |
|1st Batt. 20th Bengal Inf. | 1 | 3 | 15 | 46 |
|Resident's Esc. | - | 1 | 10 | 33 |
|Major Jenkin's Levies | - | 3 | 8 | 13 |
+---------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+
NOTE.--It is worthy of remark that the total strength of the
force engaged at Seetabuldee amounted to 1,315 of all ranks, and
the casualties were 355 killed and wounded--a striking testimony
to the steadiness and devotion of the Sepoys of those days.
NAGPORE, DECEMBER 16, 1817.
On learning of the action at Seetabuldee, Brigadier Doveton pushed
on to reinforce Scott, and on December 16 was fought this action,
which is borne as an honorary distinction on the colours of the
Royal Scots.
6th Jat Light Infantry.
2nd Q.O. Sappers and Miners.
61st Pioneers.
62nd Punjabis.
81st Pioneers.
83rd Light Infantry.
86th Infantry.
88th Infantry.
97th Infantry.
The brunt of the fighting fell on the Royal Scots, who have ever
shown themselves to the front in our Indian wars, and on the Berar
Infantry, who were then fighting against their own ruler. The
honour is borne by one of the representatives of Russell's brigade,
yet, if contemporary returns are to be trusted, all the Hyderabad
regiments did well at Nagpore.
With the repulse of the Nagporean army, Doveton's troubles were
not at an end. A body of 300 Arabs withdrew into the fort, and
before they surrendered the English commander was compelled to
open a regular siege, in the course of which many casualties were
incurred. On December 24 the Arabs came to terms, and we took
possession of the city.
CASUALTIES AT THE ENGAGEMENTS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF NAGPORE,
NOVEMBER 16-24, 1817.
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