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contiguous columns of brigados at intervala of dev ploying distance Artillery in the intervals, fol towed by too 8inch howitzers on travelling dar- riages, brought into the field from the Fort of Loo dians by the indefatigable exertions of lieut. colonel. Taon moved towards Loo
or acullery Brigadier Godby's brigade, Fing on the vagt. perro which I had marched out from Loodiana the pre. e, assumed the inaure, and endea. I vIGUS ove ing on the right The Shelawoltes in- ured to intercept
rese, by matching na a famry on the left. The 4h irregular cavalry and line parallel to hi
hekarottes cavalry considerably to the right: upon his Troops and a furious cantonado. The major general cons for the purpose of sweeping the banks of the Wet üllers Unued coolly to maneuvre, and when the Sikh Nullah on my right, and preventing any of the birlar bending round one wing of his my, en ener horso attempting at inroad towards Loo- fon veloped his flank, he extricated hims "retir“ diana, or any attempt upou the baggage assembled
the steadiness of a field day, by es ronnd the Fort of Buddawul
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han Seen the signal defent of the enemy who was driven across the River with great loss, his Camp JUST
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These Trophies in addition to those taken at Ferozshah and Moodkee, complete the number of An lavoice of Stationery, consisting of Plain
149 pieces of artillery taken in the field from the and Ruled Leiter Paper Plain and Ruled Foolscap, Account Current, Accoust Sales Office, Envelop, enemy since the Brish Army moved from its Can- and Blotting Paper, Quills Lead Pencils, Partonments to repel a most unprovoked eggrossa.
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To Major General Sir H: Smith, and to the brave troops be commanded, the Governor-General con- veys the tribute of his adairation, and the gratef acknowlegments of the Government and the peo- ple of Inding The service rendered was most im portant and was accomplished by the ability of the commander and the valour of the troops.
The Governor-General's thanks are due to briga, dier Wheeler who although still suffering from the wounds received at Moodkes energetically headed his brigade, composed of H. M's. 50th regiment, the 48th N. 1. and the Simoor battalion. Great
Intar strong cont
thons ant effected his cam maica- Pdian- but not with severe less Re, by brigadier Gadhy, he felt himself to be but his maneuvre bad thrown him out of cation with brigadier Wheeler and a por one of his bagesse had fall into the hand of the The Sikh sirdar took up an entrenched position at Buddawul, supporting himself on its for that threatened on their flank of General Smith ad brigadier Wheeler, finally decamped and moved down to the Saile] The British troops made good their junction, and occupied the aban: doned position of Buddawul The Shekawatice HM 531 regt also added to the strength of the major general and he prepared to attack the Sith sirdar on his new ground. But, on
6th, Rusidor Such was reinforced from the bank, with () troops, twelve pieces of artillery and a large force of regular cavalry. Emboldened by this accession of force he ventur- ed on the measure of advancing towards Jagraon apparently with the view of intercepting com“ imunications by that ronte. -
It is a gratifying duty to announce that this pre- sumptons stop rebuked by a splendid victory
In this order the troops ved forward towards the enemy, a distance of six miles, the advance con- ducted by captain Wargh, 18th Lancers, the de- pity assistant quartermaster of cavalry, major Brad font, of the Lat cavalry, and lieutenant Strachey, of the engineers, who had been jointly employed in the conduct of patrols up to the enemy's position, and for the purpose of reporting upon the facility and points of approach Previously to the march of the troops it had been intimated to ma by major Mackeson that the information by spies led to the belief the enemy would more comelinge at day- light, either on Jogison, my position of Buddayul, or Loodiana. Chiay near approaču to his outposta this rumour, was confined by t spy who hail just left his camp, saying the Sikli army was actually. in march towards Jagraon Mly advance was steas dy, my troops well in hand, and if he had antici pated me on the Jagraon road, I could have fallen upon his centre with advantage.
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with the 36th N. Nusseren battalion, general, camp Ma 31st, and the 21th and 47th N 1, stormed the carried by storm, the whole of his armes and mu Village of Aliwal, drove the enemy from it, and salons of war captured an his army driving seized the guns by which it was defended. haadlong across the Sutlej, even on the right bank of which he found no refuge from the fire of out artillery.
In short, the conduct of the troops, European and native, regular and irregular, was throughout the field an honorable rivalry in which every corps bra. vely did its duty
The Governor-General has much satisfaction a observing the warm terms of admiration in which the major general speaks of the Nusseerce and Sir Thave the honor now to forward the major ge. battalions and the Shekuwuttes brigade under briga Boral's report, which has just reached me. It is so dier Penny, captain Fisher and major Foster. These ample and luminous, that I might perhaps have corps nobly emulated the example of the regular repared some of the details into which, admiration of the general'a conduct and of the brave arddy giments of infantry.
confided to him, in these operations, has led me.
It now remains for me only to congratulate, you, Right Hon'ble Sir and the Government of India, on the brilliant succes, which, ander Divine Pro vidence, the major general has achieved, and to record my opinion that throughtout these arduous and important operations he has displayed all the qualities of an able commander. Most strongly, of most earnestly, at the same time, I beg to bring to your notice, and to that of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, the officers and corps on whom he has so justly bestowed his commandations."
H. M's 16th lincers on this occasion have added to their former reputation acquired in various fields of battle in Asia, by routing the enemy's cavalry in every direction, and by resolute charges of two of its squadrons under captain Bere and major Smith an! captain Pearson, penetrating the enemy's square of sale at this office, four forms of bills of lad infantry in which charges the squadrons were gal ing for goods or specie shipped by the P. & Olantly supported by the 3d light native cavalry under Company's Steam packets. 1st for goods deliver major Angelo, able at London. 2nd for goods deliverable at Son humpton 3rd for gods deliverable at Suez; 4th
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2511 October 1845,
(From the Overland Star, 18th February) NotificationForeign Department, Camp, Fero- zepore, 31st Janury.—The Governor-General, ac. companied by His Excellency the Commander in Chiet, had he greatest satisfaction in announcing to the Army of the Soulej, drawn up in its position on the morning of the 29th instant, that a most de- cisive victory had been altained the preceding day by the Forces detached to Loodianah under the Immediate Com.nand of Major General Sir Harry
Smith
The troops proclaimed by the most cordial cheers, their pride in the achievements of their Comrades
The community at large will also be anxious to participate in the same warm feeling, and the Go vernor General, although he is not in possession of the Official Reports of the battle can no longer delay publishing for general information the enclosed Ge neral Order issued by Major-General Sir Harry Smith the day after the action.
Camp, Field of the Battle of Alecial, 30th Jamury 1916. From Major Generi H. Smith, Ken Commanding
In those explore the native cavalry distinguished itself throughout the day, and the Governor General is happy to hear his testimony to the fact that since the army of the Sutlej commenced its operations on the 18th December, the native cavalry has on every To the Adjutant General of the Army. occasion proved its superior prowess, whether in the
St. My despatch to His Excellency the Com- general actions which have been fought or in the mander-in-chief of the 23rd instant will have put various skirmishes at the outposts, such as that in His Excellency in possession of the force under which captain Becher was gallantly engaged with my command after having formed a junction with a small party of the 8th irregular cavalry at Alloo the troops at Loodians, hemmed in by a formidable walla on the morning of the 27th Jan The Gov borly of the Sikh army under Runjor Sing and the ernor General's thanks are due in an especial man Rajah of Ladwa. The enemy strongly intrenched ner to brigader Cureton, who commanded the caval- himself around the little Fort of Baddawal by brezat ry Tius Officer's whole life has bech spent in the works and "Abattis," which he precipitafely abau- most meritorious exertions in Europe and Asia, and doned on the night of the 221 instant, fretizing as on this occasion the skill and intrepidity with which it were upon the ford of Tulwan, having ordered the cavalry force was handled, obtained the admira- all the boats which were opposite Philor to the tion of the Army which witnessed their movements. Chat This movement he effected during the night, The Government of India ever desirous to mark and, by making a considerable detour placed him is grateful sense of the services of the army, will self at distance of ten miles, and consequently out cause a medal to be presented to every officer and of my reach, I could therefore only push forward soldier of the East India Company's service engaged, in the battle of Aliwal, and requests through His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that a nominal roll may be furnished for that purpose.
By order of the Right Hon. Governor General of
F CURRIE, India.
Secretary to the Gont, of India,
with the Governor General.
The Governor General will, as soon as the re- ports are received convey to Mejor General Sir Harry Smith, to the Officers, Non-Commissioned | Extract from a Despatch from His Excellency the Officers and Soldiers, his met grateful acknow ledgments for the eminent serving rendered, which has been most important, whether it be regarded as a brilliant Military operation or in its reauks as af- fecting the public interests.
The Sikh Force, which had crossed the Sutlej for the purpose of intercepting the communications of the British Army, was met on the 29th instant by the Troops under the personal command of Major General Sir Harry Smith, K. C.B, and was signally defeated. Their lefantry was driven out of every Village which it had attempted to occupy at the point of the Bayonet. Their Cavalry was routed in every part of the Field where it enden voured to makes stand against ours, and the whole of their Artillery captured, remains as the proad record of the superiority of the Indian Army over the Rueniy which has reatured to attack it.
The Governor Genral orders that a Salute of 21 Guna be fired in honor of the Victor of Aliwal, et all the Staions of the Angr
By order of the Right Hon'ble the Gosarour General of Indis
F. CURKIS Scey, to the Gurz. of India, with the Ga-Ga,
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and the pale of India, that he has recof Erro bis Excelency the Commander unebed of the arENT, a report by major general Sir Barry Seak, E. & E
Commander-in-Chief to the Right Hoable the Governor General, dated 1st February, 1815. "Meanwhile the Upper Sutlej has become the scue of very muresting operations
It fa a strange feature of this War that the memy, pressed for supplies on his own hank, has been any ing to draw them from his Jager states on this salo of the river. In the town and Fort of Dianne, which were filed with grain, he had in the second week of Jansey, a small Carrion of Mercenaries, Rohillas, Ensities, and Afghan. Major general Sir Harry Smith was, on the 18th, ment again this place with a single brigade of his divison and a light field battery. He conly affected as reduntion: the Troops within it, surrendering
her a few canon shes. Be, while he was yet in march, I received information of a more serion
my cavalry so soon as had I ascertained he had marched during the night, and I nccupied imine diately his vacated position. It appeared e sisequent. ly he had no intention of recrossing the Sutledge, but moved down to the Ghat of Tulwan (being cut off from that of Philar, by the position my forec occupied after its relief of Latina) for the pur pose of protecting the passage of a very consider able reinforcement of 12 Guns and 1,000 of the Regular, or "Aien Troops, called Avitabille's Bat lions entrenching himself strongly in a semi-circle, bis flanks resting on the River, his position cover ed with from 40 to 50 Gans (generally of large eslibro) Howitzers, ami Morurs Tue reinforce. ment crossed during the night of the 27th instant, and encamped to the right of the main array,
Meanwhile His Excellency the Commander in. chief with that foresight and judgment which marks the able General, had remforced me by a consider. addition to my cavalry, some guns, and the 2nd brigade of my own division under brigadier Who, ex. This inforcement reached me on the with and I had interdeck, the next morning, to more on the enemy is his entrenchments, but the troops required one day's res efler the long mai. ches brigadier Wheeler bad crede
boner to lay before you the opera of my aniled forces on the morning of the anmary, for His Excellency infor- The body of tropa under my command ving been increased, I became necessary to to and brigade them as is render them mos. setion. The cavalry onder the can, vdier Camuse, end borse artillery on Lange, were put into two brigades: week, ex, and the The tet derision
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From the tops of the houses of the village of Poorein I had a distant view of the enemy. - Ho was in motion, and appeared directly opposite my front on a ridge of which, the village of Aleewal may be regarded as the centre. His loft appeared
ment : his right was brought forward and occupied the ridge. I immediately deployed the egvalry in- to line, and moved on. As I neared the enemy, the ground became most favourable for the troops to manoeuvre, being open and hard grass land. I or- dered the cavalry to take ground to the right and left by brigades, thus displaying the heads of the in- fantry columns, and, as they reached the hard ground, I directed them to deploy into line-Briga- dier Godby's brigade was in direct esthellon to the rear of the right, the Shekawatire Infantry in like manner to the rear of my leit. The cavalry in di. recit eschellon on, and well to the rear of both flanks of the infantry. The artillery massed on the right, and centre, and left, after deployment I observed the enemy's left to outflank me, I therefore broke into open column and took ground to my right. When I had gained sufficient ground, the troops wheeled into line: there was ao dust the sun shone bright- ly. Thus manoeuvres were performed with the celerity and precision of the most correct field day. The glistening of the hayonets and swords of this order of Battle was most imposing, and the line ad- vance. Scarcely had it moved forward 150 yards when, at 10 o'clock, the enemy opened a fierce can- nomade from his whole line. At first his balls fall short, but quickly reached us. Thus upon him, and capable of better ascertaining his position, I seas compelled to halt the line, though under fire, for a few moments, until I ascertained that, by bringing up my right and carrying the village of Alaowat, i could with great effect precipitate myself upon his left and centre, I therefore quickly brought up bri. gadier Godby's brigade, and with it and the Ist brigade under brigadier flicks, made a rapid and noble charge, carried the village and 2 guns of large calibre. The lino I ordered to advance, tl, Mia 3lat foot, and the native regimente contending for the front, and the battle become general. Tho enemy had a numerous body of cavalry on the heights to his left, and I ordered brigadier Cureton to bring up the right brigade of cavalry who, in the most gallant inanner, dashed in among them, and drove them back upon their infantrymeanwhile a second gallant charge to my right was made by the light cavalry and the body guard. The Snokew- alte brigade was moved well to the right in support of Brigadier Cureton, when I observed the enemy's encampment, and saw it was full of Infantry, Lim mediately brought upon it brigadier: Gludny's bri- gade, by changing front, and taking the enemy's infantry en revers. They drove them botore. them, and took some Chuns without a check.
While these operations were going on upon the right, and the Enemy's left flank was this driven back, I occasionally, observed the Brigade under brigadier Wheeler, an officer in whom I have to.. greatest confidence, charging, and carrying Gand and every thing before it, aquin conn-eting his bas and moving ou, in a manner which ably displayed the cooleess of the brigadier and the gallantry of his irresistible brigade, 11. 31.'s 10th foot, the 49th N. I. and the Sismoor Battalion, although the loss was, I regret to say severe in. he 60th upon the loft Brigadier Wilson, with 1. M' 534 and the 30th N. I. equalled in celerity and regularity their comrades on the right, and this brigade was op‹ posed to the Aleen" Troops, called Avitabille's when the fight was herealy raging. ⠀⠀⠀⠀ The enemy well driven back on his feftand centre, endonwoural ta boki his right to cover the passagu of the river and he strongly occupied the village of houndee. I directed a squadron of the 16th Lan- Cars under Major Bmith and Captain Pearson to change a body to the right of the villag they did in the modes gallant and determined style, bearing every thing before them, as a squadron under Caps Pere had previously done, going ngat throught a square of infantry, wheeling about
which
lontering the eques in the most intrepid man- car with the deadly lunce. This charge was accom- passed by the light cavalry cole Major Angelo, sud se gallantly sustained. The biges gun upon Wesel sad seven others were then captured, whila carried the village by the Bayo
elal round to the rear in the mines parted maner La Col. Alexander's Turton'a treppe of horse antilory under
Ineditaly directed the 29th
ry to charge them, which they were on their foit Funk, while to a line in dage. The salive corps nably obey.