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fukrable /pa ce between it and the rivulet. The fecond, 
under major-general St. John; was ordered to fupport the 
ftr/t column. The third brigade of cavalry, under colo¬ 
nel Macan, was directed to fupport the infantry ; lieute¬ 
nant-colonel Vandeleur, with the fecond, was detached 
to the right of the Eriti/h army, to watch the enemy’s 
left, to avail himfelf of any coufufion in their line, and 
to attack them, /hould they retreat. The tir/t brigade of 
cavalry, under lieutenant-colonel Gordon* compo/ed the 
relerve, and was formed between the lecond and third 
brigades.. As many of the field-pieces as could be brought 
up, and the galloper-guns, formed four different batteries 
to fupport the attack. It mull here be obferved, that 
iince the morning the enemy had formed their infantry 
into two lines, with their right thrown back, the firft line 
to the ealtward, and covering Mohaulpour, and the fe¬ 
cond to the weitward of that village. 
At tire expiration of the time which general Lake had 
allowed the enemy, no reply having been received, the 
Britilh infantry- advanced to the attack* moving along 
the bank of the rivulet, through high grafs and broken 
ground, which afforded fome cover. As loon as it be¬ 
came expofed to the enemy’s guns, the four Britilh bat¬ 
teries. commenced tlieir fire, and continued to advance, 
notwithllanding the vail luperiority of the enemy’s artil¬ 
lery. The cannonade on both tides was extremely fevere, 
and maintained with the greateft vigour and fpirit. The 
artillery of the enemy was extremely well lerved, and they 
threw grape from large mortars, as well as from guns of 
a very heavy calibre. 
. When the 76th regiment, which headed the attack, had 
arrived within one hundred and fifty paces of the enemy, 
it was fo much expofed, and men fell fo faff, that the 
commander-in-chief judged it preferable to proceed to 
the attack with that regiment, and as many of the native 
infantry as had clofed the front, rather than wait till the 
remainder of the column, which had been much impeded 
in its advance, fliould be able to form. As foon as this 
iinall body of brave men arrived, within reach of the ene¬ 
my’s cannifter-lhot, a moll tremendous fire opened upon 
them. The lofs lullained was fevere ; and, under fuch a 
cannonade, it was impolfible to make a regular advance. 
The enemy’s cavalry now attempted to charge, but was 
repulied by the fire of this gallant body of Britilh infan¬ 
try ; it rallied, however, at a Ihort diftance, and alfumed 
fo menacing an afpect, that the commander-in-chief or¬ 
dered it to be charged in its turn, by the Britilh horfe, 
which was executed with the utmolt gallantry and luccefs, 
by the 29th regiment of dragoons,.under die command of 
captain Wade, major Griffiths being at that inllant unfor¬ 
tunately killed by a cannon-ffiot. The remainder of the 
infantry arrived in time to join, in the attack of the ene¬ 
my’s referve, which was formed in the rear of their firitline. 
About this time general Ware fell dead, by a cannon- 
fhot; which event, from the courage and Ikill which al¬ 
ways diltinguilhed that gallant officer, may well be re¬ 
garded as a public lofs. The command of his column 
devolved upon colonel Macdonald ; who, though wound¬ 
ed, executed its important duties at this trying moment 
in the moll exemplary manner. 
The enemy oppofed a vigorous refinance to the laft, 
and did not abandon their pofftion until they had loft all 
their guns. Even then their left wing endeavoured to re¬ 
treat in good order, but they were broken in upon by 
lieutenant-colonel Vandeleur’s divilion of cavalry, which 
cut feveral of them to pieces, and drove the reft in pri- 
foners, with the whole of the enemy’s baggage. 
The lofs fuftained by the Britilh troops, in the achieve¬ 
ment of this complete victory, was fevere, amounting to 
nearly two hundred killed, in which number were inclu¬ 
ded feveral valuable officers, and nearly feven hundred 
wounded. Of the enemy, two thoufand were made pri¬ 
soners, and by far the greater number of the remainder 
were deftroyed upon the field of battle. There remained 
'in the poffeffion of the Britilh. troops, after the battle, the 
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whole of the enemy’s baggage and camp-equipage ; ail 
their elephants, camels, and bullocks; feventy-two pieces 
of cannon, ferviceable, and in excellent order; and a vail 
quantity of ammunition. Three tumbrils, laden with 
treal'ure, were likevvife the fruits of the victory; and 5000 
Hand of arms, which had been thrown down by the' enemy 
were found in the field of battle'. 
Thus terminated, at four o’clock in the evening, of the 
ill of November, 1803, the battle of Lafwaree,.in which 
Britilh valour and fteadinefs ivere fo eminently conipicu- 
ous, and which completely fubverted Scindia’s holtile 
power and formidable refources in Hindooltan, and thole 
of the French force in, that quarter. Great part of the 
army had been under arms for fixteen hours, and had 
marched, in the courfe of two days and nights, a diftance 
of more than fixty-five miles ! This great victory muff, 
however, principally be attributed to the admirable /kill, 
judgment, heroic valour, and activity, of general Lake, 
who thus at once confummated his triumphs, and termi¬ 
nated liis campaign. During the heat of the allion, he 
was expofed to one of the molt fevere trials to which 
Providence has ever put human fortitude. On his horfe 
falling under him, pierced by leveral /hot, his fon (a 
moft promifing young officer, who conftantly attended 
his father’s perfon) dilinounted, and offered his horfe to 
the general, who at firft refufed; but, on his repeated fo- 
licitations, mounted, and major Lake mounted a horfe 
from one of the troops of cavalry: in a moment, a /hot 
/truck the fon, and wounded him feverely. At this in- 
llant, the commander-in-chief found it neceflary to head 
the infantry in the advance, and to leave major Lake 
wounded on the field ! A more affecting feene can hardly 
be prefented to the imagination. Our readers will rejoice, 
that at the clofe of the battle, the moft agonizing lufpence 
was terminated, by the general finding his fon ftill alive, 
and his wound not likely to prove mortal. 
The operations of the Britilh arms thus glorioufly con¬ 
cluded on the north-weftern frontier of Oude, we lhall 
now revert to the campaign in the Deccan, where we left 
general Wellefley eagerly following up his fplendid vic¬ 
tory at Aliye. It will be remembered, that colonel Ste¬ 
ven fon had been detached, in the beginning of October, 
towards Burhampour and Affeergur, for the purpofe of 
reducing thole places. The former was taken pofleffion 
of, without refi/tance, on the 16th ; and the following day 
he proceeded to Affeergur, whence the enemy’s infantry 
precipitately retired on his approach, and which place, 
after fame ineffectual attempts on the part of the garrifon. 
to gain time by the ufual artifices of Indian negociation, 
confented to furrender on terms indeed highly advanta¬ 
geous to the befieged, but not lefs fo to the villors, if it 
be confidered, that this fortrefs was deemed by the enemy 
impregnable, and that its fall was of the utmoft import¬ 
ance to a fpeedy termination of the conteft. 
Whilft colonel Stevenfon was thus fuccefsfully employ¬ 
ed, the unceafing activity of general Wellefley was-pro¬ 
ductive of freffi triumphs to the Britilh arms, and of ap- 
prehenfion and difinay to the enemy. On the 25th of Oc¬ 
tober, the divifion of the Britilh army, commanded by 
him, re-alcended the Adjauntee Ghaut, and marched to 
the fouthward ; intelligence being received, that the Be- 
rar raj ah had pafled the hills which form the frontier of the 
province of Candei/h, and was proceeding towards the 
river Godavery. On the 29th, general Wellefley arrived 
at Aurungabad, where he learned that the rajah Bhoonfla 
had gradually advanced to the eaftward, and was at that 
moment at Lackeegaun, about twenty miles north from 
Pulteim. The rajah, finding himfelf thus hotly purfued, 
endeavoured by various ftratagems to elude the vigilance 
of the Britilh commander. Between the nights of the 
29th and 30th of October, he changed his camp five times. 
With a further view to di/trait general Welle/ley’s atten¬ 
tion, he detached a bod}'- of 5000 horfe to intercept a va¬ 
luable convoy of /implies for the Britilh army, which, 
was diftant only a few days’ march. But hi' deiign was 
F f penetrated 
