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2 “ To resist their attack, and to cover the forma-
3 tion of the infantry, I advanced the cavalry under
4 Brigadiers White, Gough, and Mactier, rapidly to
5 .the front in columns of squadrons, and occupied
6 this plain. They were speedily followed by the
7 five troops of horse artillery under Brigadier
8 Brooke, who took up a forward position, having
9 the cavalry then on his flanks.
10 “The country is a dead flat, covered at short in-
11 tervals with a low, but in some places, thick Jhan
12 jungle, and dotted with sandy hillocks. The enemy
13 screened their infantry and artillery behind this
14 jungle, and such undulations as the ground af-
15 forded; and while our Native battalions formed
16 from echellons of brigades into line, opened a very
17 severe cannonade upon our advancing troops, which
18 was vigorously replied to by the battery of horse
19 artillery under Brigadier Brooke, which was soon
20 joined by the two light field batteries. The rapid
21 and well directed fire of our artillery appeared soon
22 to paralyse that of the enemy ; and as it was neces-
23 sary to complete our infantry dispositions without
24 advancing the artillery too near to the jungle, I
25 directed the cavalry under Brigadiers White and
26 Gough to make a flank movement on the cnemy’s
27 left with a view of threatening and turning that
28 flank, if possible. With praise-worthy gallantry,
29 the 3rd light dragoons, the 2nd brigade of
30 cavalry, consisting of the body guard and 5th
31 light cavalry, with a portion of the 4th lancers,
32 turned the left of the Sikh army, and sweeping