4 a.m. 
4,20 a.m, 
6.15 a.m, 
10 a.m, 
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6th and half the 7th battalion of infantry, a section of engineers, 
artillery and train, was to advance against the south-west portion of 
Materam, where a great breach had been made in the southern portion 
of the wall, and push for the great cross roads at the centre of the 
town, where stood the four palaces. 
The right column, under Lieut.-Colonel Scheuer, consisting of the 
9th battalion and two field guns, was to establish itself in the aban- 
doned suburb of Poenia and ward off any attack from the direction of 
Tjakra Negara. 
The left column, under Colonel Swart, consisting of three and a 
half companies, 2nd battalion, two field guns and a section of 
engineers, was to hold itself in readiness at Aroeng Aroeng to advance 
at the first order or signal and enter Materam on the west side. 
General reserve, two companies, 7th battalion, and six mountain 
guns at Kaleh. 
The original plan was to march off from Ampenan at 4 a.m., but, as 
there was a delay in falling in, a start was not made until 20 minutes 
later. 
The main body was making its way up the valley of the Stream 
Antjar towards the town when, af 6.15 a.m., an Amboynese soldier 
in the advanced-guard let off his rifle at a Balinese and thus gave the 
alarm. In a very short time a heavy fire was opened from the town. 
The main body closed up rapidly and, pressing on, burst into the 
town through the breach and, by the aid of scaling ladders carried by 
the plucky convicts, a sharp bayonet fight ensued. 
After this first success, progress was but slow. Hach wall had to 
be broken through; each group of houses was a fortress. The 
sappers and the convicts particularly distinguished themselves in the 
work of demolition. Some of the latter were afterwards liberated by 
the Governor-General as a reward for their gallantry. By 8 a.m. the 
progress was very slow, especially on the right flank where the enemy 
held out most obstinately and brought the right of the main column 
completely to a standstill. 
At this point the right column, under Lieut.-Colonel Scheuer, did 
yeoman service. ‘The commanding officer was a well-known character, 
always with a ready joke. He never carried a sword in action, but a 
revolver in a holster and a sheré light stick in his hand, which appears 
to have been looked upon with the same veneration as was the “ Wand 
of Victory” carried by Gordon by the “ Hver Victorious Army.” The 
other hand was always in his pocket. 
The right column then came up with a rush and made a furious 
onslaught on the enemy’s left flank, putting him to flight and dis- 
engaging the right flank of the main force. The further advance was 
made with regularity and by 10 a.m. the walled grounds round the 
palaces were reached. ; 
The left column made a forward movement from Aroeng Aroeng 
and took up a position near the western entrance of Materam. 
The centre and right columns had some heavy fighting round the 
palaces at the cross roads, but at length the two and a half battalions 
