. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . decided to convey sickmen and stores from Jellalahad to Dakka by river. In consequence of the Momunds coming down to the left bankand firing on the rafts, it was arranged tbat a position on thatbank should be occupied and fortified. A company of the 1stM. N. I., another of the 9th B. N. I., and a small detachmentof the C Company of Sappers, under Dorward (whole forceunder Major Shaw, ), were rafted down the river toSirdao, a village opposite Lachipur, for the purpose. A garden surrounded by a
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . decided to convey sickmen and stores from Jellalahad to Dakka by river. In consequence of the Momunds coming down to the left bankand firing on the rafts, it was arranged tbat a position on thatbank should be occupied and fortified. A company of the 1stM. N. I., another of the 9th B. N. I., and a small detachmentof the C Company of Sappers, under Dorward (whole forceunder Major Shaw, ), were rafted down the river toSirdao, a village opposite Lachipur, for the purpose. A garden surrounded by a mud wall eight feet high wasselected, and in two days the men, working under Sapper super-vision, had put the garden in a very excellent condition ofdefence. Water was let into the garden from an irrigationchannel outside, and means were adopted to prevent the supplybeing cut off. The work was no sooner done than the wholedetachment was ordered back to Jellalahad, it being considereddangerous at head-quarters to have such a small force in theenemys country cut off from support by the
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