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2 “The country is a dead flat, covered at short
3 intervals with a low, but in some places, thick
4 jhow jungle, and dotted with sandy hillocks.
5 The enemy screened their infantry and artillery
6 behind this jungle, and such undulations as the
7 ground afforded; and, whilst our twelve bat-
8 talions formed from echellon of brigade into line,
9 opened a very severe cannonade upon our ad-
10 vancing troops, which was vigorously replied to
11 by the battery of horse artillery under Brigadier
12 Brooke, which was soon joined by the two light
13 field batteries. The rapid and well-directed fire
14 of our artillery appeared soon to paralyse that
15 of the enemy; and, as it was necessary to
16 complete our infantry dispositions without ad-
17 vancing the artillery too near the jungle, I
18 directed the cavalry under Brigadiers White and
19 Gough to make a flank movement on the
20 enemy's left, with a view of threatening and turn-
21 ing that flank, if possible. With praiseworthy
22 gallantry, the 3rd Light Dragoons, with the 2nd
23 brigade of cavalry, consisting of the body guard
24 and fifth Light Cavalry, with a portion of the
25 4th Lancers, turned the left of the Sikh army,
26 and, sweeping along the whole rear of its in-
27 fantry and guns, silenced for a time the lat-
28 ter, and put their numerous cavalry to flight.
29 Whilst this movement was taking place on the
30 enemy's left, I directed the remainder of the