. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. Major Reid moved down with the Goorkasto renew the attack, but feU wounded inthe head by the heavy fire opened by theenemy from the bridge over the canal, fromwalls and loopholed buildings. CaptainMcBarnet was killed. Lieutenant Sheb-beare, with a few Guides and some Euro-peans, took possession of a mosque, andstrove to re-form the troops aud
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. Major Reid moved down with the Goorkasto renew the attack, but feU wounded inthe head by the heavy fire opened by theenemy from the bridge over the canal, fromwalls and loopholed buildings. CaptainMcBarnet was killed. Lieutenant Sheb-beare, with a few Guides and some Euro-peans, took possession of a mosque, andstrove to re-form the troops aud charge theenemys position. Lieutenant Murray, ofthe Guides, was killed while gallantlyseconding Lieutenant Shebbeare, who washimself struck by two balls; and SergeantDunleary, of the Fusiliers, was likewiseslain while exhibiting conspicuous Major Reid and the senior engi-neer, both severely wounded, were the onlyofficers well acquainted with the localitiesof the place. § Between the want of a was killed on the 1st of October, by the accidentalexplosion of a mine at Malaghur. X Captain lleport, Sept. I7th, 1857.—Lonchn Gazette, Dec. 15th, 1857. § Medleys Yearns Campmgninff in Inilia, p. 110. t 3 <^ g a 3. 0= |r S. g i ^. NICHOLSON MORTALLY WOUNDED—SEPT. 14th, 1857. 443 competent leader and the panic of the troops, the result was, that after losing a I great number of men and four guns, they I were completely defeated, and fell back to I camp.* This failure impeded the advance, and; embarrassed the proceedings of the other columns, by leaving the enemy in trium-j phant possession of the Lahore gate. Gen-I eral Nicholson proceeded thither, clearingthe ramparts as he advanced. The road laythrough a narrow lane, down which the! rebels poured volleys of grape and Europeans recoiled before the deadlyfire; and Nicholson, in endeavouring tocheer them on, and induce them, by hisexample, to renew the advance, offered a tooeasy mark to the foe. H
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