Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery: From the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time, with Some Account of Its Internal OrganizationBuckle, E. (Edmond)
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Memoir of the Services of the Bengal Artillery: From the Formation of the Corps to the Present Time, with Some Account of Its Internal Organization
Buckle, E. (Edmond)
India -- History -- British occupation, 1765-1947; India -- History, Military; India. Army. Bengal Artillery
But we must once more return to Lord Lake’s army, whom we left at Agra.
The rainy season limited their repose. Holkar’s restless spirit urged
him to collect his scattered followers, at the head of whom, equipped
with 60 guns, he approached Muttra in October; Lord Lake followed, and
Holkar moved to the north. It soon became a perfect chase. Holkar fled
into the Punjab; Lake crossed the Sutlej on the 7th December, and was on
the point of engaging him on the banks of the Beas on the 25th, but was
prevented by positive instructions from the Governor-General, who
probably wished to avoid embroiling himself with the Seikhs. A treaty
was therefore reluctantly entered into, and the army returned slowly to
Dehli.
Captain Pennington was commissary of ordnance with this force; Captain
C. Brown, Lieutenant-Fireworkers Frith and Boileau, were with the horse
artillery, and Captain T. Greene, Lieutenants Hay and Rodber, with the
1st company 1st battalion.
In closing the account of these glorious campaigns, it will not be out
of place here to record the names of the officers sharing in them, and
we fortunately have a memorandum, in Sir John Horsford’s writing, of
those entitled to share in the prize-money, which gives the necessary
information.
_1st Campaign._
Lieut.-Col. Horsford,│
Capt. Butler, │
Capt. T. Greene, │
Capt. Raban, │
Capt. Nelly, │
Capt. Constable, │
Capt. Hutchinson, │
Capt. W. Shipton, │
Capt. Best, │
Capt. J. Robinson, │
Capt. Mathews, │
Lieut. M. Browne, │
Lieut. Morris, │
─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────
Lieut. S. Hay, │ Agra and Laswaree only.
Lieut. Beagham, │ 〃
Lieut. W. Parker. │ 〃
_2nd Campaign._
Lieut.-Col. Horsford,│
Capt. C. Brown, │
Capt. Raban, │
Capt. Nelly, │
Capt. Hutchinson, │
Capt. Best, │
Capt. Butler, │
Capt. Paschaud, │
Capt. Mathews, │
Lieut. M. Browne, │
Lieut. H. Starke, │
Lieut. Swiney, │
Lieut. Young, │
Lieut. Grove, │
Lieut. Gowing, │
Lieut. Pollock, │
Lieut. Parker, │
Lieut. Hay, │
Lieut. Percival, │
Lieut. T. D. Smith, │
─────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────
Capt. Hinde, │Bhurtpoor from January to April.
Capt. Dunn, │ 〃
Capt. Pennington, │ 〃
Lieut. W. H. Frith, │ 〃
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