xl THE AUSTEN FAMILY. 



oil sick-leave in 1 8 1 2, having been promoted to a 

 lieutenancy, but returned to his duty by the ship 

 " Cornwall/' and landed at Fort St. George, in 

 July, 1814. 



From this date until 1826 he was almost con- 

 stantly in the field ; formed one in the " thin red 

 line " that withstood the whole force of Holkar's 

 Mahratta cavalry, and, advancing, captured his 

 guns at Mahidpoor ; and was present in most of the 

 engagements which resulted in the British dominion 

 in the East lieing doubled in extent within that 

 eventful period. 



He was twice severely wounded. In 1826, on 

 his return with the remnant of the expeditionary 

 troops from the first Burmese war, he was (by 

 Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas Munro, G C.B., Governor 

 of the Presidency of Madras) appointed to the 

 general staff of the army, " for his approved con- 

 duct in those campaigns ; " and on his leaving India 

 in 1833, the Government of Fort St. George, after 

 officially expressing their entire approbation of his 

 services, recommended him to the notice of the 

 Home Government, in consequence of his successful 

 termination of a duty of a civil and financial nature 

 with which he had been intrusted by that govern- 

 ment. His commissions are dated : Ensign 3rd 

 July, 1807 ; lieutenant, 4th August, 1810; adjutant, 

 18th August, 1818 ; Persian interpreter and pay- 



