554 
Killed in action.—Capt. M‘Gre- 
or ; lieut. Hill, 12th native infantry. 
Tiewt. Preston; 15th native infantry, 
fieut. Alden. 
Wounded.—Capt. Covell, 27th 
light dragoons. Cornet Crowe, 2d 
native cavalry. Cornet Mather, 2d 
native cavalry. Cornet Swindell, 3d 
native cavalry. Lieut. M‘Donald, 
76th foot. Lieut. Wrotesley, 2d 
battalion 2d regiment. Capt. Mat- 
thews, artillery. 
The above is the most correct re- 
turn that has yet been received. 
Published by command of his 
Excellency the most noble 
governor general in council, 
J. Lumsden, 
Chief sec. to the govt. 
A Dispatch, of which the following 
is a Copy, has been received this 
Day, by his Excellency the Most 
Noble the Governor General, from 
his Excellency the Commander in 
Chief. 
To his Excellency the Most Noble 
Marquis Wellesley, Governor Ge- 
neral, &c &e. &e. 
Fort William, Sept. 23, 1803. 
My lord, 
For your lordship’s information, 
T have the honour to enclose a list 
of the killed and wounded, officers 
and men, of the army under my 
command, in the action of the 11th 
instant. 
Your lordship will perceive that 
our Joss has been very great; but 
when I consider, that we moved on 
against an immense artillery, of 
nearly one hundred pieces of can- 
non, and many of a very large cali- 
bre, under as heavy a fire as I have 
ever been witness to, and that this 
fire was direéted against a line, con- 
sisting, on the most correct calcula- 
tion, of not more than four thou- 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
sand five hundred men, including 
cavalry, artillery, and infantry ; 
and that we were opposed by up- 
wards of four times that number, it 
is no longer a matter of surprise. 
It is necessary to remark, that we 
had only one brigade of cavalry ; 
consisting of the 27th light dra- 
goons, and the 2d and 3d regiments 
of native cavalry ; the other bri- 
pades being detached for the protec- 
tion of our own provinces. 
The more ! reflect on the glorious 
affair of the 11th, the more forcibly 
I feel the bravery and intrepidity 
displayed by every individual com- 
posing my army. I cannot find 
words to express my feelings on 
this occasion, nor can I sufficiently 
lament the loss of many brave fel- 
lows who have fallen. 
I have the honour to be, 
My lord, 
Your lordship’s most faithful 
Humble servant, 
(Signed) G. Lake. 
Head Quarters, Camp, near 
Dethi Ghaut, Sept. 13, 1803. 
Return of the Killed, Wounded, and 
Missing, in the Action of the 11th 
September, 1803. 
27th dragoons.—Killed—1 cor- 
net, 1 quartermaster, 1 serjeant, 9 
privates—horses, troop 22, oflicer’s 
1, quartermaster’s 1.—Wounded— 
1 captain-lieutenant, 1 serjeant, 17 
privates—horses, troop 22, officer’s 
1.— Missing — 1 private— horses, 
troop 24, officer’s 3.—Total killed, 
wounded, and missing,—men 32, 
horses 74. 
Artillery.—Killed—1 serjeant, 1 
corporal, 1 matross, 1 lascar.— 
Wounded—1 captain, 1 serjeant, 1 
corporal, 2 gunners, 8 matrosses, 2 
serangs, 13 lascars.—Missing—1 
gunner, 1 lascar.—Total, 34. 
2d regiment 
