1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. 67
2 of the 12th, I4th, 33rd, 44th, and 54th, with Her
3 Majesty's 62nd Regiment: two light field batteries
4 manned by two companies of foot artillery accom-
5 panied the Feerozpore brigade.
6 Private instructions had been given to com-
7 manding officcrs on the evening of the 20th, to
8 have their regiments in readiness to march at two
9 on the following morning. Accordingly, at the
10 hour appointed, the camp was left standing with a
11 detail from each regiment; and a regiment and a
12 half of Native infantry being kept as a guard over
13 it and the wounded, the army of the Sutlej left
14 Moodkee, and by daylight the several regiments
15 had joined their respective brigades. The whole
16 marched onwards, making a long detour with a
17 view of attacking the weakest points in the enemy’s
18 position, though, as matters turned out, the attack
19 was made on the strongest.
20 Several halts were made, for the march was a
21 long and fatiguing one of about sixteen miles,
22 About two p.m, Sir*John Littler joined. The
23 force now consisted of seven regiments of European
24 infantry, fifteen regiments of Native infantry, a regi-
25 ment of European dragoons, four regiments of Na-
26 tive light cavalry, including the body guard, two of
27 irregular cavalry, seven troops of horse artillery,
28 four light field batteries, and four companies of
29 foot artillery, with two eight-inch howitzers.
30 The whole may probably have amounted to 20,000
31 infantry, 3,500 cavalry, 900 artillerymen, horse
32 and foot, with forty-two six-pounder and twenty-
33 =n igy:
34 The army
35 marches froin
36 Moodkee on
37 the morning of
38 the 21st Dec.