. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . ] t^nfo/tf m^ I 1852.] MADRAS ENGINEERS. 221 Sappers, while he was out road-making. The ball struck a dahclose to him, and then grazed a coolies leg. Captain Rundall,* of the Madras Engineers, died at Prome onthe 12th November. He was an excellent officer, and servedwith distinction in the China War, as also at Rangoon. Hewas succeeded in the command of the Madras Sappers byLieutenant John Carpendale, In the middle of November a force was sent, under BrigadierMcNeill, to Pegu. Tt consisted of 3
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . ] t^nfo/tf m^ I 1852.] MADRAS ENGINEERS. 221 Sappers, while he was out road-making. The ball struck a dahclose to him, and then grazed a coolies leg. Captain Rundall,* of the Madras Engineers, died at Prome onthe 12th November. He was an excellent officer, and servedwith distinction in the China War, as also at Rangoon. Hewas succeeded in the command of the Madras Sappers byLieutenant John Carpendale, In the middle of November a force was sent, under BrigadierMcNeill, to Pegu. Tt consisted of 300 Bengal Fusiliers, 300Madras Fusiliers, 400 of 5th Native Infantry, with Artillery,Sappers, and two guns. The Sappers were under LieutenantsShortland and Harris. They embarked on 19th November, andanchored at sunset on the 20th a little below Pegu. The forcelanded on the morning of the 2lst, at 4 It was firstintended to advance between the river and the wall, but theseverity of the fire proved that the enemy were in a strong posi-tion there, and a flank movement was commenced paralle
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