The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . This arrangement would have obviated the necessity ofthe flank march from Loodiana down the left bank of theSutlej to succour it, such as occurred. Certainly an un-military march, for that river did not cover the Britisharmy, being fordable in many places, and it was actuallypassed by the enemy during the movement; in fine it wasa line of march which could not have been adopted beforea skilful enemy. The Seikh general showed no ability,and yet that flank march enabled him to fight the dang
The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . This arrangement would have obviated the necessity ofthe flank march from Loodiana down the left bank of theSutlej to succour it, such as occurred. Certainly an un-military march, for that river did not cover the Britisharmy, being fordable in many places, and it was actuallypassed by the enemy during the movement; in fine it wasa line of march which could not have been adopted beforea skilful enemy. The Seikh general showed no ability,and yet that flank march enabled him to fight the danger-ous and indecisive battles of Moodkee and Ferozashur,and involved an after-necessity on the British side forSmiths operations to clear the communications. But ifFerozepoore had been originally shaken off as a detachedpoint, the main army could have been assembled in massesat and about Loodiana and Sirhind; using those townsand Umballah as secondary places of arms and communi-cating with Delhi. In this position, having the cavalrythrown out on the wings to protect the country on each
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