Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry: $b from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876Hildyard, Henry John Thoroton
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Historical record of the 71st Regiment Highland Light Infantry: $b from its formation in 1777, under the title of the 73rd, or McLeod's Highlanders, up to the year 1876
Hildyard, Henry John Thoroton
Great Britain. Army. Regiment of Foot, 71st (Highland Light Infantry)
After the capture of Gwalior the regiment returned to Morar, where it
was stationed till the 12th of August, when it returned to Gwalior,
and was stationed at the Lashkar and Phaol Bagh, and returned again
to Morar on the 6th of June, 1859. On the 11th of November a small
field force, under Lieut.-Colonel Rich, Seventy-first, including a
detachment of the Seventy-first, went out into the jungle to look for
the rebel forces, and defeated them at Ranode and at Nainwass, on
which last occasion 3 privates were killed. This detachment returned
to Gwalior on the 27th of May, 1859.
The left wing, which had arrived at Bombay on the 8th of February,
started on the 11th of March for Mhow, and arrived there on the 17th
of April. On the 9th of June a company was sent to Indore. On the
2nd of September the whole of the detachment in Mhow marched with a
field force under command of Major-General Michel, C.B., in pursuit
of the rebels, under their celebrated leader Tantia Topee. It was
present at the actions at Rajghur, 15th of September, Mongrowlee, 9th
of October (on which occasion 1 private was killed), Sindwaho, 19th
of October, and Koorai, 25th of October, and afterwards marched to
Goonah, where it arrived on the 17th January, 1859. On the 25th of
November a party of 50 men, mounted on camels, left Mhow with a small
column, under command of Major Sutherland, Ninety-second Highlanders,
and was engaged with the rebels at Rajpore on the 25th November, when
the latter were defeated, after which they returned to Mhow.
On the 1st of January, 1859, the company which had been stationed
at Indore marched to join a column under Brigadier-General Sir
Robert Napier, K.C.B., and was present at the attack on the fort of
Nahargurh on the 17th of January, on which occasion 2 privates were
severely wounded. Captain F. W. Lambton, in command of the company,
was specially mentioned for his daring attack, for which service he
was subsequently granted a brevet-majority. Two companies joined
head-quarters from Goonah, in June, leaving a detachment of three
companies there.
The head-quarters were inspected on the 2nd of December, 1859, by the
Commander-in-Chief, Lord Clyde. His Excellency was pleased to express
his satisfaction, both at what he himself saw, and at the reports
which he had received regarding the state of the regiment from other
sources. The report of His Excellency to His Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief produced the following letter from the
Adjutant-General of the Forces.
“_Horse Guards,_
“_24th January, 1860._
“SIR,
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