. Memoir of the life and military services of Viscount Lake, baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree, 1744-1808 . d Lakeordered the 29th Light Dragoons to advancealong the rear of the 76th, form up beyondthem, and break the Maratha infantry. So unfavourable was the ground that the 29thwere still compelled to move in file; but in noway daunted, they dashed forward in the mostspirited manner and formed up on the left ofthe 76th. As they came up the Dragoons wereheartily cheered by the men of the 76th, andthe 29 th as heartily cheered in forming line, the 29th charged withoutthe delay
. Memoir of the life and military services of Viscount Lake, baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree, 1744-1808 . d Lakeordered the 29th Light Dragoons to advancealong the rear of the 76th, form up beyondthem, and break the Maratha infantry. So unfavourable was the ground that the 29thwere still compelled to move in file; but in noway daunted, they dashed forward in the mostspirited manner and formed up on the left ofthe 76th. As they came up the Dragoons wereheartily cheered by the men of the 76th, andthe 29 th as heartily cheered in forming line, the 29th charged withoutthe delay of a moment, and broke through bothlines of the Marathas. The Native Infantry regiments of the rightwing were now coming up, and the two leadingbattalions quickly forming line, were led for-ward by Lake to reinforce the 76th, and withthem follow up the advantage gained by thecharge of the 29th. The crisis was, however,still acute, the Marathas standing valiantly totheir guns, pouring a concentrated artillery andinfantry fire on the two battalions, and facingtheir charge, bayonet to bayonet. During the. GENERAL LAKE AND HIS SON AT THE BATTLE OF LASWARL THE CRISIS. 239 single-handed rush of the 76th there had beenmany casualties both in that regiment andamong the headquarter staff. Major - GeneralWare was dead, his head having been carriedoff by a round-shot; Campbell and Duval, twoof Lakes staff, had also been killed ; ColonelMacdonald^ had been severely wounded, butremained in action, and took General Waresplace during the rest of the day. Lake him-self had his charger killed under him, andGeorge Lake was dangerously wounded by around-shot while giving his own horse to hisfather. Not a moment was to be lost. Lake wasinstantly in the saddle, and leaving his sonapparently dying on the ground, galloped backto the 12th Native Infantry, steadily yetquickly coming forward under their gallantcommanding officer, and led them up on theright of the 76th; then, returning once more,he in l
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