. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . dingly advanced intwo columns, but the enemy again retreated for two miles to along range of barracks. Two advanced columns were now thrown out for attack, butthe enemy once more retired, leaving the barracks in our posses-sion. The barracks were then burnt, and our troops returned totheir bivouac three miles distant. On the 19th, the state of the commissariat being deficient, itwas necessary to return to Pegu. The General now proposed to detach Brigadier-Oeneral Steelto Moulmein, to proceed to Belu
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . dingly advanced intwo columns, but the enemy again retreated for two miles to along range of barracks. Two advanced columns were now thrown out for attack, butthe enemy once more retired, leaving the barracks in our posses-sion. The barracks were then burnt, and our troops returned totheir bivouac three miles distant. On the 19th, the state of the commissariat being deficient, itwas necessary to return to Pegu. The General now proposed to detach Brigadier-Oeneral Steelto Moulmein, to proceed to Belung, Shoe-Syen, an 1 Sitang,while he himself embarked on the 20th, and returned to Rangoonon the 22nd.* * About a -week after the second defence of Pegu commenced, lasting till de-claration of peace, some ten days later. During this defence we were in no greatanxiety, as ws had plenty of food and ammunition, and our defences were strongerthan before. We had, besides, 100 more Europeans, and a fair supply of artilleryand rockets. We lost one officer and twelve men killed, and
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