. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . as well as Yeh, Tavoy, Mergui, and Tenasserim. The Pioneers in the campaign had three men killed, and sevenofiBcers, one havildar, and thirty-five men wounded. The Pioneerofficers were Captain Moncrieffe, Brevet-Captain Wheeler, Lieu-tenant and Adjutant Campbell, Lieutenant J. Macartney, Lieu-tenant J. A. Campbell, Lieutenant J. Smith, and EnsignMacleod. The following order was published by Government:— To mark the high sense which the Government entertain ofthe indefatigable exertions of the Corps
. The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time . as well as Yeh, Tavoy, Mergui, and Tenasserim. The Pioneers in the campaign had three men killed, and sevenofiBcers, one havildar, and thirty-five men wounded. The Pioneerofficers were Captain Moncrieffe, Brevet-Captain Wheeler, Lieu-tenant and Adjutant Campbell, Lieutenant J. Macartney, Lieu-tenant J. A. Campbell, Lieutenant J. Smith, and EnsignMacleod. The following order was published by Government:— To mark the high sense which the Government entertain ofthe indefatigable exertions of the Corps of Pioneers throughoutthe war in Ava, the Honourable the Governor-in-Council ispleased to resolve, as a special case, that Jemadar Andoo, of thatCorps, whose gallant conduct has been particularly brought tonotice, shall be promoted to the rank of Subadar, that he be pre-sented with a palankeen, and an allowance of seventy rupeesmonthly for the support of that equipage, and that a pension ofhalf-pay be granted to his nearest heir after his decease. This was dated the 15th May 1827, No. 1826.] MADRAS ENGINEERS. 69 Two Engineer officers died from disease brought on byexposure —Captain Mackintosh and Captain Grant, MadrasEngineers ; and three were wounded, Lieutenant Underwood,Madras Engineers, and Lieutenants Abbott and Dixon, BengalEngineers. Total casualties, fifty-one, of which twelve were officers. The Pioneers sufiered much from sickness in the campaign,owing, doubtless, to their laborious duties and constant exposure—at one time nearly one-fourth were in hospital. On the 5th AJarch the troops commenced their return, thegreater part proceeding by water to Rangoon. In the generalorders by the Governor-General in Council, the Pioneers arespoken of in the highest terms :— The Governor-General in Council acknowledges with peculiarapprobation the gallant and indefatigable exertions of thatvaluable corps the Madras Pioneers, under Captain Crowe. Strange to say, in this
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