On September 7 the siege commenced, with, it must be confessed, very inadequate means. The Pathan and Baluch levies, who had been won over by Edwardes, fought gallantly enough in the field, but they resolutely declined to undergo the fatigue of siege-work, all of which fell on the British and sepoy battalions. The siege dragged slowly on until December 12, when General Dundas arrived with two strong brigades, consisting of the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifles, the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, three regiments of native cavalry, and five of native infantry. Now the siege was pushed on with vigour, and on January 21 all preparations were made for an assault. The Sikhs, however, never waited for this, and on January 22 Mulraj, the Sikh commander, surrendered at discretion. Whish was now free to push on to the north, and afford much-needed aid to the Commander-in-Chief. CASUALTIES AT THE SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF MULTAN, JANUARY 22, 1849. +-------------------------+-----------+-----------+ | |_Officers._| _Men._ | | _Regiments._ +-----+-----+-----+-----+ | | K. | W. | K. | W. | +-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ |10th Lincoln | 1 | 4 | 13 | 113 | |32nd Cornwall L.I. | 2 | 11 | 17 | 104 | |60th K.R.R. | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | |Artillery | 1 | 6 | 21 | 94 | |Bengal Engrs. | - | 9 | 30 | 96 | |Roy. Dublin F. | 1 | 6 | 16 | 86 | |Indian Navy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |5th Cavalry | - | - | 2 | 6 | |31st Lancers | - | - | - | - | |35th Scinde H. | - | - | - | - | |36th Jacob's H. | - | - | - | - | |Q.O. Corps of Guides | - | - | - | - | |103rd Mahratta L.I. | - | 2 | 1 | 20 | |104th Wellesley's Rifles | - | 2 | 29 | 72 | |109th Infantry | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |119th Multan | - | 2 | 6 | 42 | +-------------------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+ NOTE.--The four regiments of Bengal infantry which took part in the siege of Multan have ceased to exist. Their casualties, therefore, are not given. GOOJERAT, FEBRUARY 21, 1849. This distinction is borne on the colours and appointments of the 3rd Hussars. 9th Lancers. 14th Hussars. Lincolns. South Wales Borderers. Gloucesters. Worcesters. Cornwall Light Infantry. Shropshire Light Infantry. King's Royal Rifles. Royal Munster Fusiliers. Royal Dublin Fusiliers. 35th Scinde Horse. 36th Jacob's Horse. Q.O. Corps of Guides. 1st P.W.O. Sappers and Miners. 3rd Sappers and Miners. 2nd Q.O. Light Infantry. 11th Rajputs. 103rd Light Infantry. 119th Multan Regiment. [Illustration: THE COLOURS OF THE ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS. (Formerly the Bombay Europeans.) To face page 292.]