. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . Z MUM. 1! k _. 1 :- il \ P 5- 5!—i^ 6 f<*-yw*7»^ 7 ^Ar-« ^ g 0fc*,J&^ «M^ . /8 a«U-«l^i* /? ^>aMfkskM Smltm. ^20 JW - . « j«sw. --V!:: IS .^rJ-r 1J 225::::::-- 26 r^- .* . * 27 ^W-rf*^ - ;^ :,-.: JO tZZ^^ . -.:. ?n>T(M. ?? f. i. u. 1855.] MADRAS ENGINEERS. 273 gained the edge of the mountain, was to have struggled onto the road which passes over the summit to Guile and Pennek. Linen bags, or haversacks, were made up privately under thesuperintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel L
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . Z MUM. 1! k _. 1 :- il \ P 5- 5!—i^ 6 f<*-yw*7»^ 7 ^Ar-« ^ g 0fc*,J&^ «M^ . /8 a«U-«l^i* /? ^>aMfkskM Smltm. ^20 JW - . « j«sw. --V!:: IS .^rJ-r 1J 225::::::-- 26 r^- .* . * 27 ^W-rf*^ - ;^ :,-.: JO tZZ^^ . -.:. ?n>T(M. ?? f. i. u. 1855.] MADRAS ENGINEERS. 273 gained the edge of the mountain, was to have struggled onto the road which passes over the summit to Guile and Pennek. Linen bags, or haversacks, were made up privately under thesuperintendence of Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, and they wereissued to the men with three days biscuit in each, under thepretence that the troops might be called on to take the field, tomeet Omar Pasha or Selim Pasha, who were supposed to becoming to their relief. General Williams now heard from Mr. Brant, begging him notto expect any assistance from Selim Pasha. A Council of War was then held, attended by the Mushir, s Commissioner and his , Lieutenant-Colonel Lake,all the General Officers in garrison, with the Colonels com-manding regiments. General Williams gave them a plainstatement of facts. After a long discussion, it was determinedthat a retreat was now quite out of the question, as there were nohorses left, and the troops had become too enfeebled by sicknessand want of
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