Floyd leaves 19th--Dhoondia Wao--Force formed under Colonel Wellesley to capture him--Advance on Ranee Bednore--Capture of Koondgul, Dummul, Gudduck--Division of Dhoondia’s force destroyed at Manoli--Dhoondia doubles back--Again hemmed in--Dhoondia crosses Malpurba river--Pursuit drawing to a close--Dhoondia caught at Conaghul--Dhoondia killed, and his force destroyed--19th return to Mysore--The Rajah of Bullum--Regiment ordered to Arcot 114 CHAPTER VIII INDIA IN 1803 State of affairs in India in 1803--The Mahratta Confederacy--The Peishwa--Scindia--European Adventurers in India--Scindia’s disciplined forces--Perron--Quarrels among the Mahratta Chiefs--Peishwa takes refuge in Bombay--Places himself under protection of the British--Scindia’s hostility aroused--Mahratta combination against the British--Peishwa restored to Poona--Preparations for hostilities--Summary of campaign that followed 125 CHAPTER IX ASSAYE AND ARGAUM--1803-1804 Capture of Ahmednuggur--Battle of Assaye--Death of Lieut. Colonel Maxwell--Honorary Colour granted to 19th--Battle of Argaum--Capture of Gawilghur--Berar Rajah makes peace--Scindia makes peace--March against banditti--Their dispersal--Grant of badges for Assaye 136 CHAPTER X THE VELLORE MUTINY--1805-1807 Lieut. Colonel Gillespie--19th at Arcot--Mutiny of Vellore--A military wonder--19th ordered to England--A quarter of a century’s changes--The “Terrors of the East”--Farewell orders--19th land in England 157 CHAPTER XI WAR WITH UNITED STATES--1808-1813 19th in Ireland--United States declare War--19th ordered to Canada--United States’ plans--Operations of 1812--Mackinaw--Detroit--Armistice--Battle of Queenston Heights--General Brock killed--Montreal threatened--Operations of 1813--Proctor’s victory at Frenchtown--Fort Meigs--United States’ victory on Lake Erie--Battle of the Thames; Proctor’s defeat--York captured--Fort George and Erie evacuated--Stoney Creek: Harvey’s brilliant exploit--Fitzgibbon’s success at Beaver Dam--Arrival of squadron of 19th on Niagara frontier--Engagement on Lake Ontario--Fort George re-occupied--Fort Niagara surprised--Black Rock and Buffalo captured--Abortive attack on Sackett’s Harbour--United States’ operations against Montreal--Battle of Chateaugay--Battle of Chrystler’s Farm--Importance of Kingston and Sackett’s Harbour 172 CHAPTER XII THE NIAGARA FRONTIER--1814-1821