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for their splendid courage. All their officers went 

 down. Captain Wardlaw, Mr Hudson, and Mr 

 Vyse, all killed, and Head, of the Lancers, badly 

 wounded. The infantry were not engaged at all. 

 We attacked their flying cavalry and footmen on 

 the left, and made very short work of all we could 

 catch. I lost a fine old risalddr, our dear old friend 

 Muhammad Reza Khan's brother. None of my 

 oflicers hurt ; but my horse (Rufus this time) got 

 a cut." 



Hodson had made good use of his opportunity, 

 " his course," writes Colonel Innes, " being marked 

 for many miles by killed and wounded, amongst 

 whom were twenty-three of his own troopers. The 

 captured guns were brought into camp, and it was 

 nearly 3 p.m. before our troops were able to resume 

 their breakfast."^ 



In his despatch to Major -General Penny on 

 December 15 Colonel Seaton paid the following 

 tribute to the services of Hodson's Horse and its 

 dashing leader : " The general will see by the list 

 of casualties that Captain Hodson's newly raised 

 body of horse was not backward, and rendered 

 excellent service. It could not do less under its 

 distinguished commander, whom I beg particularly 

 to mention to the major-general as having on every 

 possible occasion rendered me the most efficient 

 service, whether in gaining information, recon- 

 noitring the country, or leading his regiment." 



Before sunset of the 14th a strong party of 

 Hodson's Horse were again in the saddle, pushing 

 on to Bilram, whence they returned some hours 



1 Innes's History of the Bengal European Eegiment, now the 

 Royal Munster Fusiliers. 



