Right Realisation work
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But on that
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on this point; covering the operations by the Steamers and sloops of war, while the Cornwallis Housand Bunders were to take up their positions in front of the bastion batteries already based, and of the suburb batteries on the extreme right –
6.
The Troops named in the margin
are directed to be prepared to go
on board the Steamers at daylight
on the morning of the 18th, and the whole force, including the light field
LAV
stores fully loaded by soldiers,
under the superintendence of (Major-General) Sir Robert Montgomery. If Her Majesty's Cornwallis troops, to enter
I am much indebted, for his judicious suggestions
and affectionate arrangements August Hoffmann &c. 36 the base 3
Left Column – under Col. Schorder
Gerling.
western
accompanied loaded first, and ascended
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24
164
2
100
Tha
night
Column which I
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Sappers.
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commanding height without opposition, the disembarkation of the rest. When the White
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remainder of the force
Humen
won Covered and forced, I directed Colonel Schorder supported by this artillery under
Lt. Wm. Montgomerie, in furtherance
of the views I have already announced, to move as expeditiously
as possible round the base of the heights, some
get
in rear of the Enemy and cut-
off their communication with the City, which now appeared remote from the
height already described; while there right large of height-
division was to mount the summit successively Column and summit
25TM
attacking the several works and
as they proceeded. The combined attack on both Planter commenced at the same moment, the leamers Shelling
the main-work in the centre
to the greatest satisfaction,
2-afford
as Foreseen each winding
any almost sanguine higher realised, by
height, to find any
the rapid but collected movements of the light column combined Cot. Schorder, passing
between the height- & the city, and
it to move
obliging
Chummy
hh which w
along the light,
of retreating
on
after the other
carried by the right Column with the bush which
divi-
displayed by the Corps composing it. The whole
mass of fugitives the Whitneys troops soon became a Mob throwing away
their arms and flying in confusion with the exception of about 300 who finding themselves - surrounded took possession of an enclosure which they defended with wonderful obstinacy, and would not surrender until the house was in flames
and
tags,
07 a House and
our Excels and breached
by howitzer fire flanked by "Kars, when not above 50 and these mostly wounded.
MsMers-Saying
could be induced to submit as prisoners - Being these operations witnessed with much satisfaction the alacrity with which Captain Simpson of the Rifle Company 35th Madras N.I. brought up his Company.
and the spirited manner in which these troops pressed the Enemy, keeping
Enemy, in the
their common in
-mication