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confidence and enthusiasm, that I 
resolved to begin by reconnoitring 
andattacking Jutgurgh next morn- 
ing. Major Comyn, with the 
greater part of the detachment 
formerly placed under his com- 
mand, was directed to advance 
between Jutgurgh and Bootwul, 
so as to turn the left of the posi- 
tion, while the main body should 
attack it in front and on the right 
flank : his force consisted of seven 
companies, that withme of twenty- 
one; and we marched from camp 
as soon as the dispersion of the 
fog would admit of it. I am 
grieved to say, that instead of 
debouching from the wood in an 
open plain, in front of the work, 
as we had been led to expect, I ar- 
rived with my Staff and the fore- 
most of the advanced guard within 
fifty paces of it, before it was dis- 
covered; avery heavy and galling 
fire then opened from the redoubt, 
which was returned by the few 
men who accompanied my staff 
and myself to reconnoitre, until 
the head of the column and the 
guns arrived. His Majesty’s 17th 
foot who led the column, headed 
by their gallant commander, Co- 
lonel Hardyman, supported by 
the grenadiers of the 2nd battalion 
17th, and the 14th regiment na- 
tive infantry, advanced upon the 
works ; while the grenadier and 
one battalion company of his Ma- 
jesty’s 17th, succeeded in gaining 
the hill on theright of the redoubt. 
This party was led by a brave and 
cool officer, Captain Croker, who 
drove the enemy before them up 
the hill, killing a chief Sooraj 
Tappah; stilithe fire from the 
enemy, concealed by thetrees, was 
kept up with great obstinacy, and 
the hill which rose immediately 
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behind the work, was filled with 
troops, rendering the post, if it 
had been carried, wholly untenable; 
I therefore determined to stop the 
fruitless waste of lives, by sound- 
ing retreat. 
The conduct of the whole of the 
troops engaged merits my entire 
approbation, as expressed in the 
order, a copy of which is enclosed. 
That order is too concise to do 
justice to my sense of the merits 
of individual officers. 
For the friendly and judicious 
advice afforded by Colonel Hardy- 
man, second in command, I shall 
ever feel much indebted ; and I 
owe my best acknowledgements 
for the zealous conduct and active 
assistance afforded me by the 
staff, who were all with me. 
Nothing could exceed the ar- 
dour evinced upon every occasion 
by Lieutenant Morrison, Field 
Engineer, and the deprivation of 
the aid afforded by his professional 
talents, and excellent judgement, 
enhances the severe loss I have 
suffered from his dangerous wound. 
The severe wound which Cap- 
tain M*‘Dowell received in the 
early part of the action, deprived 
us of the services of a most gallant 
and zealous officer. 
Lieutenants Points and Pickering 
were with the foremost parties, 
and fell, when nobly pressing 
through the enemy’s fire near the 
redoubt : the first dangerously, 
and the other severely wounded. 
I cannot express how greatly I 
admired the animated conduct of 
my Brigade-Major Captain Hiott, 
in cheering the men to the attack 
after being dangerously wounded, 
nor how deeply I feel the loss 
(which I pray may be temporary ) 
of his services, both as a friend, 
