182 ACTION UNDER SIR C. NAPIER. 



tectcd by its banks, having a dense Sliikargah 

 on. their left, and the village of Kattree pre- 

 pared for defence on their right. As the Sindh 

 Horse approached they were received with a 

 smart fire of artillery. Jacob then formed line 

 at about 500 yards' distance from the enemy, 

 sent a report to the General, and remained 

 halted under a vigorous cannonade until the 

 remainder of the army came up about 9 o'clock. 

 In Sir Charles Napier's report of the battle, 

 as contained in a despatch to the Governor-Ge- 

 neral dated 18th February, he thus notices the 

 conduct of the Sindh Horse : — 



" The gallant charge of the Bengal Cavalry 

 was intrepidly led by Lieut. Colonel Pattle, 

 second in command, and by Major Story; nor 

 were the Sindh Horse under Captain Jacob 

 idle. To this able soldier and his regiment I 

 am indebted for the most active services, long- 

 previous to and during the combat. He won 

 the enemy's camp, from which he drove a body 

 of three or four thousand cavalry." 



On the 28th March, the Sindh Horse formed 

 the advance guard of the army proceeding to 

 attack Meer Shore Mahomed of Meerpoor ; then 

 followed the battle of Hyderabad. In the do- 



