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of public importance is occurring. I am still unable 

 to ride, so I do regimental work. I dined with Sir 

 J. Outram last night. He would quite charm you, 

 and were I not out of love with vanity, would 

 spoil me ; but I confess the respectful homage of 

 the soldiers is pleasanter to my spirit than the 

 praise of great men." 



On the following day Sir Colin Campbell with a 

 large part of his force marched past the Alambagh, 

 and after a sharp skirmish, in which the enemy lost 

 a gun, occupied the Dilkusha, a large garden-house 

 and park near the city, almost within range of the 

 enemy's guns. Between Cawnpore and Lucknow 

 were now assembled four strong divisions of infantry, 

 two brigades of Sir Hope Grant's cavalry, three fine 

 brigades of artillery, and one of engineers, making 

 up an army of more than 20,000 men with 120 guns. 

 Outram, of course, commanded the first infantry 

 division, which included Neill's Madras Fusiliers, 

 the 78th Highlanders, and Brasyer's Sikhs. The 

 93rd Highlanders and the 4th Punjab Kifles formed 

 part of the second division, commanded by General 

 (afterwards Sir E.) Lugard. 



Conspicuous among the regiments of Walpole's 

 division were the 1st Ben&al Fusiliers and the 

 2nd, or Green's, Punjab Infantry. The war-worn 

 9th Lancers, Hodson's swarthy Horse, and the dash- 

 ing volunteer cavalry, formed the pick of Hope 

 Grant's powerful array. The Engineer Brigade 

 might well be proud of such a leader as Robert 

 Napier. In the list of battery commanders the 

 names of Turner, Tombs, Olpherts, Remmington, 

 Middleton, Bishop, recalled many a great deed 

 done before Delhi, or on the road to Lucknow, 



