1 124 CONQUEST OF KASHMEER. A. D. 1819.
2 battalions led by Misur Dewan Chund, which besides
3 outnumbered them greatly. On the 5th July, the Sikhs
4 having- been furnished with supplies and reinforcements
5 from the rear, the Misur advanced to Soopyn, and imme-
6 diately on coming in view of the Kashnieer army, order-
7 ed an attack, which, after a few hours of smart fighting,
8 attended with considerable loss on both sides, was com-
9 pletely successful. The Afghans and troops of Jubur
10 Khan fled at once across the mountains towards the
11 Indus, leaving the valley to be occupied without further
12 opposition by the victorious army of RuNJEET Singh.
13 Great was the joy of this chief at his success. The cities
14 of Lah6r and of Umritsur were illuminated for three
15 nights, and Motee Ram, son of the late Dewan
16 MoHKUM Chund, was sent as governor of the valley,
17 accompanied by a strong body of troops, for the reduc-
18 tion of Durbund and other strong holds, and with instruc-
19 tions to spare no effort to bring the Poonch and Rajaoree
20 chiefs to accept terms and make their submission.
21 The arrangements, consequent upon the subjugation of
22 Kashmeer, occupied Runjeet Singh for the remainder
23 of the year 1819. Towards its close, the Sikh army was
24 again called out, and led by Runjeet Singh in person
25 to Mooltan, whence operations were directed for ravag-
26 ing the territories of the Nuwab of Buhawulpoor, and
27 southward as far as Bhukur, belonging to the Meers of
28 Sindh, with a view to extort augmented tribute and
29 contributions. Dera Ghazee Khan, on the west bank
30 of the Indus, was at the same time wrested from its
31 Governor, Zuman Khan, and, in the settlement made
32 with the Buhawulpoor chief, the place was given to him
33 in farm at a heavy rent.