Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . been detained for someweeks in the rear; and the admirable arrangementsthe colonel made for the troops elicited from his su-perior a tribute of well-merited Towards themiddle of February, 1799, the Army of the Nizam,about 15,000 strong, had effected its junction with the 1 This was the first occasion when Wellesley was in any kind ofindependent command. I quote these remarks of General Harris:I have much satisfaction in acquainting your Lordship, that thevery handsome appearance and perfect disciplin
Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . been detained for someweeks in the rear; and the admirable arrangementsthe colonel made for the troops elicited from his su-perior a tribute of well-merited Towards themiddle of February, 1799, the Army of the Nizam,about 15,000 strong, had effected its junction with the 1 This was the first occasion when Wellesley was in any kind ofindependent command. I quote these remarks of General Harris:I have much satisfaction in acquainting your Lordship, that thevery handsome appearance and perfect discipline of the troops underthe orders of the Hon. Col. Wellesley do honour to themselves andto him, while the judicious and masterly arrangements as to supplies,which opened an abundant free market, and inspired confidence indealers of every description, were no less creditable to Colonel Welles-ley than advantageous to the public service, and deservedly entitlehim to very marked approbation.—Wellesleys Dispatches, i., conduct in the Peninsular War was thus ROBERT STUART, VISCOUNT CASTlEREAGH 2nd MARQUESS OF LONDONDERRY. (After the painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence.) Career in India 23 force of Harris ; that chief, appreciating the conductof his young lieutenant, placed this large contingentunder the command of Wellesley, a selection beyondall question the best, but which was bitterly resentedby General Baird, a distinguished and a much seniorofficer. The main Army was soon on its marchthrough the passes between the hills that surroundthe uplands of Mysore; but the vast bodies of campfollowers, and the masses of baggage always in thetrain of Asiatic forces,— ingens belli lues, in thephrase of Tacitus,— considerably retarded the in-vaders movements, and their transport service well-nigh broke down. Tippoo fell on Stuart in thefirst instance, but he was defeated with heavy loss;he then attacked Harris at a place called Malavelly,a short distance only fr
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