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fering severely in an affair near Kunda, in which 

 tlie "Sindh Horse" lost four men and 11 horses. 

 The detachment was again engaged in the ac- 

 tion near Dadur, in which Meer Nusseer Khan 

 and the whole Brahoe army were defeated. In 

 this action the Sindh Horse suffered severely. 

 In 1840 the head-quarters of the Sindh Horse 

 were posted at Chuttur in Eastern Cutchee, for 

 the purpose of holding in check the Belooch 

 tribes, and for preventing communication be- 

 tween Afghanistan and Sindh, a duty of no or- 

 dinary difficulty, as about tliat time the news 

 of the destruction of our force at Cabul, and of 

 all our disasters in Afghanistan, was spread 

 throughout the country", and every possible 

 effort made by our enemies, both above and 

 below the Passes, to stir up the whole of the 

 Beloochees against us in Sindh and Cutchee. 

 A party of a Naigue and seven Sowars, march- 

 ing from Bhaug towards Kunda in the following 

 mouth, came suddenly on a large body of Be- 

 looch plunderers, whom they instantly charged, 

 but five of their number being severely wounded 

 they were obliged to retire. 



Sliortly afterwards the strength of the regi- 

 ment was increased to 600 sabres ; and its disci- 



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