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MARCH FROM MORAR TO KANDAHAR. 
Jacobabad. 
Elephants overtook 
battery. 
The troops under General Stewart were delayed some weeks 
in Mooltan, owing to the Indus having overflowed its banks; 
when at last the waters had sufficiently abated, and the ground 
considered dry enough, the troops were rapidly moved down to 
Sukkur (the end of the railway at the time). The battery left 
Battery in 3 trains. Mooltan in three trains, each consisting of 35 carriages of sorts, 
on 10th and 11th November; and here again, as at Dholpiir, the 
same excessive labor had to be gone through, for want of suitable 
Sukkur. trucks. The battery was again detained for six days at Sukkur. 
On 19th November it started towards Jacobabad; the march 
(50 miles) being accomplished without the elephants, the road 
being good, except in a few places where it had been washed away 
by the floods. 
At Jacobabad a further delay of nine days took place, during 
which time the elephants came in. At length, on 2nd December, 
the battery marched en route for Quetta, with 30 days com- 
List of marches ;— missariat supplies for Europeans, and 14 for natives. The route 
selected was that over the Kutchi Plain or Desert, by Janghi 
Khan, Shapur, and Mittri, to Dadur; thence by the Bolan Pass to 
Quetta: the number of marches as follows, 8 to Dadur, 6 through 
the Bolan Pass, and 2 into Quetta. 
During the first marches the ground was very unsound owing 
to overflowing of the Indus, and on one occasion the three guns 
got regularly “ bogged; ” one so badly that it could only be 
extricated after considerable difficulty with the aid of a “ wheel 
purchase,” a lever under the axle-tree arm, and brush-wood in 
front of the wheels: the elephants could not be used, as the 
ground also broke in with them, and they, too, had to be hauled 
out by ropes passed behind. 
As Shapur was approached, much heavy sand had to be gone 
through, which necessitated the gunners and escort (one company 
2/60 Rifles) having to be put on the drag-ropes. On occasions 
when dry sandy nullahs had to be crossed it was found necessary 
to use all the bullocks to convey over a half battery at a time. 
This caused delay, but the allotted number of bullocks for each 
mortar and wagon team was insufficient where the ground was 
exceptionally heavy. 
The longest march occurred from Lehri to Mittri, viz., 31 miles 
from camp to camp. The road which had hitherto skirted the 
Kutchi Plain, now lay across the upper part of it; and was 
fortunately good, with the exception of a heavy sandy bed of a 
river, just before reaching Mittri. This long march was accom¬ 
plished during the night, with a halt of 3 hours at midnight for 
feeding and rest: the journey was made in 12 hours, actual 
marching. 
StebSaents. at At the halting places during this, and subsequent portions of 
Sukkur to miles. 
Mangrani . 
,.14 
Shikarpur. 
,.12 
Hermaion. 
.13 
Jacobabad .. 
.12 
Janghi Khan 
...7 
Digri . 
,.10 
Shapur . 
.16 
Chutta . 
,.11 
Pulagi . 
,.12 
Lehri. 
,.16 
Mittri . 
.31 
Dadur . 
,13 
Kohan di 
lani . 
,10 
Kirta. 
.11 
Bibi Nani. 
,10 
Ab-i-gum . 
,12 
Sir-i-bolan ., 
,13 
Dusht-i-Bedaulat, 
or Durwaza , 
,12 
Sir-i-ab .. 
,15 
Quetta. 
...7 
Spangli d miles 
beyond). 
,11 
Dina Karez .. 
,10 
Segi. 
,10 
Gulistan 
Karez. 
,11 
Top ofiKwaia 
Pass . 
,10 
Kwaja. 
,12 
Lake Lagule.. 
,14 
Kouchai. 
,13 
Shah 
Passand. 
.16 
SaffaDeen .. 
.13 
Deh Hadji. 
.11 
Mundi Hissar 10 
Kandahar. 
.10 
Total 408 
Longest march. 
