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arrival here in great force and partly intrenched. 

 We attacked them soon after 8 a.m., they firing 

 aimlessly at us as we advanced, our guns coming 

 into play with fine effect. I then dashed into their 

 camp with my regiment. Bishop's troop of Horse 

 Artillery actually charging with us like cavalry 

 fairly into their camp ! We drove them through 

 camp and town, and through gardens, fields, and 

 lanes, capturing every gun and all their ammu- 

 nition and baggage. We pushed on for six or 

 seven miles, and read them a terrible lesson. The 

 Carabineers and my men alone must have killed 

 some 500 or 600 at least, all sowars and fanatics. 

 We wound up by killing the Nawab, who led them 

 on his elephant, after a long chase and an ingenious 

 struggle, in which he was fairly pulled out of his 

 howdah." 



Hodson owned to feeling very tired after eleven 

 hours spent in the saddle. He was, however, 

 "delighted with our day's work on Seaton's ac- 

 count. We have captured thirteen guns and en- 

 tirely dispersed the enemy. He ought to be made 

 aK.C.B. for this." ^ 



"I was not very strong," says Seaton, "and 

 nothing but the excitement kept me up through 

 a hard day's work, such as apparently lay before 

 us, and then only with the help of an easy-paced 

 horse, placed at my disposal by my thoughtful and 

 noble-hearted friend Hodson." 



In his despatch of December 18 Colonel Seaton 

 again begged Major-General Penny to bring Major 

 Hodson "and his great and important services to 

 the special notice of the commander-in-chief." 



1 He was made a K.C.B. for his services in the Mutiny. 



