1 E.f.C. Mis. Doc.
2 236 . SIN.
3 territory added to Bhawlpoor, to the British dominions.’ Such is
4 the substance of the latest intelligence that has been received
5 (March, 1844).
6 SINH-KHA-BAB.—See Innus.
7 SINZAVEE, in Afghanistan, a village on the gun-road
8 not appear to be satisfactorily defined, but he began moving to his right when
9 he perceived that the British force outflanked him in that direction. Belicy-
10 ing that this movement had drawn him from that part of thé nullah which
11 had been prepared for defence, I hoped to attack his right with less difficulty,
12 and Major Leslie’s troop of horse artillery was ordered to move forward and
13 endeavour to rake the nullah; the 9th light cavalry and Poona horse ad-
14 vancing in line, on the left of the artillery, which was supported on the right
15 by her Majesty’s 22nd regiment, the latter being, however, at first con-
16 siderably retired to admit of the oblique fire of Leslie’s troop. The whole
17 of the artillery now opened upon the enemy’s position, and the British
18 line advanced in echelons from the left, her Majesty’s 22nd regiment leading
19 the attack.
20 ** The enemy was now perceived to move from his centre in considerable
21 bodies to his left, apparently retreating, unable to sustain the cross-fire of the
22 British artillery ; onseeing which, Major Stack, at the head of the 3rd cavalry,
23 under command of Captain Delamain, and the Sinde horse, under command
24 of Captain Jacob, made a brilliant charge upon the enemy’s left flank, crossing
25 the nullah, and cutting down the retreating enemy for several miles. While
26 this was passing on the right, her Majesty’s 22nd regiment, gallantly led by
27 Major Poole, who commanded the brigade, and Captain George, who com-
28 manded the corps, attacked the nullah on the left with great gallantry, and, I
29 regret to add, with considerable loss. This brave battalion marched up to the
30 nullah under a heavy fire of matchlocks, without returning a shot til within
31 forty paces of the entrenchment, and then stormed it like British soldiers.
32 The intrepid Lieutenant Coote first mounted the rampart, scized one of the
33 enemy’s standards, and was severely wounded while waving it and cheering
34 on his men. Meanwhile the Poona horse, under Captain Tait, and the 9th
35 cavalry, under Major Story, turned the enemy’s right flank, pursuing and
36 cutting down the fugitives for several miles. Her Majesty’s 22nd regiment
37 was well supported by the batterics commanded by Captains Willoughby and
38 Hutt, which crossed their fire with that of Major Leslie. Then came the
39 2nd brigade, under command of Major Woodburn, bearing down into action
40 with excellent coolness. It consisted of the 25th, 21st, and 12th regiments,
41 under the command of Captains Jackson, Stevens, and Fisher, respectively :
42 these regiments were strongly sustained by the fire of Captain Whitlie’s battery,
43 onthe right of which were the 8th and Ist regiments, under Majors Brown and
44 Clibhorn: these two corps advanced with the regularity of a review, up to
45 the intrenchments, their commanders, with considerable exertion, stopping
46 their fire, on seeing that a portion of the Sinde horse and 3rd cavalry,
47 in charging the enemy, had got in front of the brigade. The battle
48 was decided by the troop: of horse artillery and her Majesty’s 22nd
49 regiment.””