1 78 RE-ORGANIZES HIS ARMY. A. D. 1809.
2 of Bhughaeel Singh's eldest widow, who had recently
3 died there : his Dewan was similarly employed, in seiz-
4 ing the districts of Brioop Singh Fyzoollapoorea, whose
5 person he secured treacherously at an interview.
6 It was at this time, and influenced apparently by
7 observation of the efficiency and discipline maintained
8 by the British Sipahees with Mr. Metcalfe, that RuN-
9 JEET Singh commenced the formation of regular batta-
10 lions on the British model, entertaining for the purpose
11 Poorhees, that is, natives of the Gangetic provinces,
12 and Sikhs from the other side of the Sutlej. These he
13 formed into bodies of three and four hundred, and procured
14 deserters from the British ranks, whom he employed to
15 drill them, and nominated to be commanders with superior
16 pay. His artillery was also formed into a separate corps
17 under a Darogha, or superintendent; and the cavalry
18 attached to himself, he divided into two classes, one called
19 the GhoT-chur Suwars, and the other the Ghor-chur-Klias,
20 the first being paid in money, and the latter by Jageers,
21 both classes however were mounted on horses, the proper-
22 ty of the state.
23 Jodh Singh, of Vuzeerabad,died towards the close of
24 1809; and on the first day of the new year RuNJEET
25 Singh arrived there to enforce the resumption of his
26 territorial possessions. A large sum of money was ten-
27 dered by GuNDHA Singh, the son of the deceased, as the
28 price of his confirmation, and the Labor chief's avarice
29 being tempted, he refrained from present occupation of
30 the estates, and conferred the Sh&land Turband of inves-
31 titure on the heir. A dispute between the father and son
32 of Goojrat aflording the opportunity, he succeeded in