1 TO THE PRESENT TIME. 61
2 they continued to harass our troops by fire of
3 artillery, wherever cone discovered our
4 position.
5 “ But with daylight of the 22nd came retri-
6 bution. Our infantry formed line, supported
7 on both flanks by horse artillery, whilst a fire was
8 opened from our centre by such of our heavy guns
9 as remained effective, aided by a flight of rockets.
10 A masked battery played with great effect upon
11 this point, dismounting our pieces and blowing up
12 our tumbrils. At this moment, Lieutenant-Gene-
13 ral Sir Henry Hardinge placed himself at the
14 head of the left, whilst I rode at the head of the
15 right wing.
16 “Our line advanced, and, unchecked by the
17 enemy’s fire, drove them rapidly out of the vil-
18 lage of Ferozeshah and their encampment; then,
19 changing front to its left, on its centre, our force
20 continued to sweep the camp, bearing down all
21 opposition, and dislodged the enemy from their
22 whole position. The line then halted, as if on a
23 day of manceuvre, receiving its two leaders as
24 they rode along its front with a gratifying cheer,
25 and displaying the captured standards of the
26 Khalsa army. We had taken upwards of 73
27 pieces of cannon, and were masters of the whole
28 field.”
29 The loss of the British on this second oecasion
30 greatly exceeded that of the first, but the great