1 58 FROM THE DEATH OF NOO NEHAL SINGH
2 of advancing to the direct attack of their for-
3 midable works, our force manceuvred to their
4 right: the second and fourth divisions of in-
5 fantry, in front, supported by the first division
6 and cavalry in second line, continued to defile for
7 some time out of cannon-shot between the Sikhs
8 and Ferozepore. The desired effect was not long
9 delayed ; a cloud of dust was seen on our left,
10 and, according to the instructions sent him on
11 the preceding evening, Major-General Sir John
12 Littler, with his division, availing himself of the
13 offered opportunity, was discovered in full march
14 to unite his force with mine. The junction was
15 soon effected, and thus was accomplished one of
16 the great objects of all our harassing marches
17 and privations, in the relief of this division of our
18 army from the blockade of the numerous forces
19 by which it was surrounded.
20 “ Dispositions were now made for a united
21 attack on the enemy’s entrenched camp. We
22 found it to be a parallelogram, of about a mile in
23 length, and half a mile in breadth, including
24 within its area the strong village of Ferozeshah ;
25 the shorter sides looking towards the Sutlege
26 and Moodkee, and the longer towards Feroze-
27 pore and the open country. We moved against
28 the last named face, the ground in front of which
29 was like the Sikh position in Moodkee, covered
30 with low jungle.