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of the enemy has been far greater. 
With the exception of upwards of 
2000 who have been taken prisoners 
(of which number I have onlydetained 
- the principal officers, amounting to 
forty-eight), I have reason to be- 
lieve that very few ,escaped the 
general slaughter. 
Jt, would be a, yiolation of my 
feelings were I to close my dispatch 
without bearing testimony to the 
gallant conduct of major M‘Leod 
and capt. Robertson of his majesty’s 
76th regiment, and of every oflicer 
and soldier of that inestimable corps, 
in the attack of the village of Las. 
waree. Major Gregory, too, at 
the. head of the 2d battalion 12th 
regiment of native infantry, in the 
same service, displayed a, conduct 
highly meritorious. 
. In the list of. those officers who 
particularly distinguished themselves, 
I cannot omit the names of lieut. 
Wallace of his majesty’s 27th regi- 
ment, who was entrusted with the 
command of a battery of gallopers, 
nor that of lieut. Dixon of the 6th 
regiment native cavalry, who was 
employed in the same service, 
‘The whole of my staff upon this, 
as upon every former occasion, are 
entitled to a large share of praise, 
and to my warmest gratitude. The 
zeal which they displayed upon this 
memorable day, is too plainly 
proved by the enclosed returns of 
the killed and wounded. I have 
sustained a great loss by the death 
of major William Campbell, the de- 
puty quartermaster-general, and by 
that of my aid-de-camp, lieutenant 
Duval, of his majesty’s 19th light 
dragoons, who was a young man of 
great promise. 
Herewith I haye the honour to 
enclose returns of the ordnance and 
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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
colours which were captured upow 
this occasion. i 
I have the honour to be, . 
My. lord, 
Your lordship’s most faithful 
And humble servant, 
(Signed) G. Lake. 
Head quarters, Camp, near 
Laswarec, November 2, 
1803. 
P.S.. In the hurry which I wrote 
my dispatch of yesterday’s date, I 
fear I did not explain to your lord- 
ship, that the enemy’s corps, which 
we have, defeated, | comprized., the 
whole of the fifteen regular batta- 
lions which had been,sent, from the 
Dekan, under .the,, command, of 
Monsieur. Duderneg, ,.and., two bat- 
talions, of, the same description, 
which had escaped, from.Delhi,. 1, 
therefore, have the ‘satisfaction, of 
congratulating your excellency, up- 
on the annihilation of the whole of 
the regular force.in Scindiah’s ser-. 
vice, commanded by French, officers. 
(Signed) G.L. 
Return of Officers and, Men, Killed 
and Wounded in the Action of the 
ist Nov. 1803. 
Killed.—.1, major-general, 1. col. 
2 majors, 1 captain, 4 lieutenants, 
2 quartermasters, 2 .cornets, 11 
serjeants, 4 matrosses, 67 rank and 
file, 1 subadar, 7 hayildars, 6 
naicks, 60 privates, and ,3 lascars. 
— Total 172. 
Wounded.—1. colonel, 2 lieut. 
cols. 2 majors, 7 captains; 12 lieua- 
tenants, 3 quartermasters, 1 cornet, 
l ensign, 27 serjeants, 6 matrosses, 
248 rank and file, 1 drummer, 4 
subadars, 7 jemadars, 26 havildars, 
19 naicks, 279 privates, 5 lascars, 
and 1 beasties—Total 652. 
Horses. —277 killed, 154 wound- 
ed, and 122 missing. 
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