1 A. D. 1823. PESHAWUR OCCUPIED. 139
2 24,000 men, and all his best troops. There were
3 upwards of 1,000 men (Captain Wade says 2,000) killed
4 and wounded on the side of the Sikhs, and amongst them
5 four officers of distinction, Phoola Singh Akalee,
6 Ghurba Singh, and Kurum Singh Chahul, two
7 Jageerdars, and Bl lb hudur Singh Goorkhalee. The
8 last named was the officer who had defended Xalapanee,
9 with so much determination, against Generals Gillespie
10 and Martin DELL, at the commencement of the British
11 war with Xipal. After peace was re-established, he
12 formed an ill-fated connexion with the wife of another,
13 and, by the law of Nipal, his life became forfeit to the
14 injured husband. This led to his expatriating himself,
15 and taking employment from Runjeet Singh, where,
16 after serving with distinction, he died in a manner worthy
17 <>f his reputation.
18 MoHi MMUD UzEEM Khan was, during this action of
19 the Ghazee, or fighters for the faith, at Chumkawa,
20 about four miles and a half east of Peshawur. He made
21 no effort to succour, or support the warriors, and was
22 ■watched in his position by a Sikh force under Kripa
23 Ram, Sheer Singh, and Huree Singh, which had
24 advanced by the opposite bank of the river. Upon learn-
25 ing that the party was overpowered, and had dispersed, he
26 retired himself to Julalabad on the Kabool road, leaving
27 the field clear to Runjeet Singh and the Sikh army.
28 On the 17th March, Runjeet Singh made his entry
29 into Peshawur, and advanced the army to KhyburDurra,
30 where it was employed in pillaging and destroying the
31 caltivation. It suffered much, however, from the activi-
32 ty and bigotted spirit, with which the Moosulman popula-
33 s 2