210 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
court ; but your honourable court 
will derive great satisfaction from 
the success which has hitherto 
attended the operations of the di- 
vision under the command of 
Major-General Ochterlony.” 
Extract of a letter from the Ad- 
. jutant-General tothe Secretary 
to Government, dated Head- 
quarters, Moradabad, Decem- 
ber 10, 1814, relative to the 
operations of the 2nd division of 
the field army, under the tem- 
porary command of Colonel 
Mawby. 
My last transmission of dis- 
patches from the officer com- 
manding the troops in the Dhoon 
announced the evacuation of the 
fort of Kalunga on the morning 
of the 30th ultimo. 
The garrison is now known to 
have suffered most severely from 
the fire of the British artillery, 
and particularly from the shells 
thrown from the mortars. The 
place was found crowded with dead 
and wounded, whom the enemy 
was unable to carry off in his pre. 
Cipitate flight, during the course 
of which his whole numbers 
were, with a very limited excep 
tion, either killed, wounded, or 
taken prisoners, by the activity 
and gallantry of the different de- 
tachments which had been very 
judiciously placedby Col. Mawby, 
to intercept his retreat. 
Bulbudder Sing, the Killedar, 
_ effected his escape with about 70 
followers, with whom he took 
post. on ahill, at some distance 
from the British camp, where he 
was joined by 300 Goorkahs, in- 
tended as a reinforcement for the 
garrison of Kalunga, and who 
had been several days seen hover- 
ing in the mountains. Colonel 
Mawby determined to dislodge 
them from this position, and se- 
lected Major Ludlow for the con- 
duct of this service, which was 
most ably and successfully ac- 
complished by that officer. 
The conduct of Major Ludlow 
deserves, inthe opinion ofthe Com- 
mander-in-Chief, to be brought 
to the particular notice of his 
lordship, not only as distinguish~ 
ed in this affair, but throughout 
the whole of the service in the 
Dhoon: at the arduous and un- 
fortunate commencement of it, 
his gallantry and exertions were 
most conspicuous, and it is known 
attracted the applause of the il- 
lustrious commander, who fell on 
that lamented occasion. Since 
that period Major Ludlow has 
been employed on every service 
of difficulty and danger that has 
occurred, and invariably conduct- 
ed himself with eminent courage, 
judgment, and zeal. 
The officers who served under 
Major Ludlow in the attack of 
Bulbudder Sing’s position are also 
entitled to particular notice and 
commendation ; and his Excel- 
lency accordingly begs leave to 
name the following officers, as 
deserving to be honoured with the 
approbation of Government; Cap- 
tain Bucke, commanding the light 
battalion, in the absence of Major 
Wilson ; Ensigns Wilson, Rich- 
mond, and Turner, doing duty 
with that battalion. The arduous 
and difficult nature of the service, 
the fatigues and privations the 
troops had for some time under- 
gone, and the strength of the ene- 
my’s position, demanded exem- 
plary exertions of activity, zeal, 
and personal bravery from the 
European officers; and they ap- 
