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alone, or nearly so, as his body was not recovered for some hours. 
Forster and Betty, of the Oarabiniers, wounded. 
May 5th .—Marched at 2 a.m., in front of the infantry and behind 
Austen’s guns. When we reached a tuft of trees, near Mirganj, where 
the enemy were reported to be, 8000 to 5000 strong with their guns, 
we here halted, and the Brigadier called up all the C.O.’s and gave them 
their orders. I was to proceed ahead, supported by a squadron of the 
Multani Cavalry and a company of the 60th, and form up when I 
thought myself within range, only in the road ; Austen to send four 
guns to the right, two to the left; Coke’s Kifles, 17th Punjab Infantry, 
and rest of the Multani Cavalry to the left; 60th, 1st Sikhs, and Pathan 
Horse , 1 to the right. We went on, the heavies leading at such a pace 
that Coke came and blew me up for tiring out the infantry. The 
enemy fled as we advanced, but the Afghan horse under Smith came 
up with them between Mirganj and the river, and captured three guns. 
So we reached the river, about 14 miles from last camp. It was pretty 
deep in some places, and it was necessary to prevent camels, &c., 
which were coming up, from disturbing the bottom till my guns had 
got over. Standing in the river, with a blazing sun overhead, keep¬ 
ing the ford clear with lungs and right arm was exhausting work, and 
I was done up when we got into camp, but went with Tedlie (60th— 
D.-A.-Q.-M.-G.) on an elephant to the river and had a bathe. 
May 6th, Thursday .—Marched at 3 a.m. for Bareilly, which we heard 
was evacuated, the Commander-in-Chief having polished off Khan 
Bahadur Khan in a fight yesterday; but on coming close to the city it 
was evident this was not the case; so after a few orders I went about 
300 yards to the right with a gun and howitzer, leaving Franks with 
the other two to sweep the road. We fired half-a-dozen shots and then, 
limbering up, advanced to a bridge leading directly into the city, which 
I was ordered to hold. The 60th Kifles and Austen’s guns had gone 
on, and when I came up to the bridge found two pieces, a brass 65 - 
pounder and an iron zamburak, which w^ere hooked on behind. Had a 
Mahout wounded. Bodies of the rebels are dispersed in different parts 
of the city. The 60th Kifles got some distance in, and cavalry went as 
far as the Kotwali, but all were recalled except the 17th Punjab 
Infantry under Larkins, which was posted in that building. The 
Commander-in-Chief is at the other side, and after we had been work¬ 
ing away for some time we heard him opening fire. We, however, 
have been in the city before him, which is something. Were under 
orders to be ready at a moment’s notice during the night. There was a 
good deal of firing during the early part of it. 
May 7th .—Got up very seedy with fever, could not go to the chief’s 
camp. Our Rurkhi force is broken up, and Brigadier Jones goes onto 
Shahjahanpur in command of the force detailed below :— 
2 Squadrons Carabiniers. 
Multani Cavalry (Cureton). 
No. 7 Field Battery (Austen). 
Heavy Guns (Stubbs). 
60th Kifles, 1st Battalion. 
1 Commanded by Captain F. H. Smith. Had just joined us. 
