Forty-one years in India

FOOTNOTES, CHAPTER VI

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British Troops.

MEN. GUNS.

2 Regiments of Cavalry 1,410

12 Regiments of Infantry 12,624

9 Troops of Horse Artillery 1,017 54

5 Light Field Batteries 415 30

10 Companies of Foot Artillerymen 837

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Total 16,303 84

Native Troops.

MEN. GUNS.

7 Regiments of Light Cavalry 3,514

14 Regiments of Irregular Cavalry and Guides Cavalry 8,519

31 Regiments of Regular Infantry 15 Regiments of Irregular Infantry and Guides Infantry 50,188

3 Troops of Horse Artillery 411 18

6 Light Field Batteries 930 30 (3 batteries had only 4 guns each)

2 Mountain Batteries 192 14 (1 battery had 8, the other 6 guns)

3 Companies of Foot Artillery 330

Head-Quarters and 12 Companies of Sappers and Miners 1,394

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Total 65,478 62

'From General Reed, Peshawar.

'To Sir John Lawrence, Rawal Pindi, the Commander-in-Chief, Simla, and officers commanding all stations in the Punjab respectively; to be forwarded by the assistant in charge of the telegraph office, or post, as the case may be.

'The senior military officer in the Punjab, Major-General Reed, having this morning received news of the disarming of the troops at Mian Mir, a council of war was held, consisting of General Reed, Brigadier Cotton, Brigadier Neville Chamberlain, Colonel Edwardes, and Colonel Nicholson, and the following measures were decided on, subject to the confirmation of the Commander-in-Chief. General Reed assumes the chief military command in the Punjab; his Head-Quarters will be the Head-Quarters of the Punjab Civil Government, and a Movable Column will be formed at Jhelum at once, consisting of [the troops were here detailed]. The necessary orders for this column have been issued. The column will move on every point in the Punjab where open mutiny requires to be put down by force, and officers commanding at all stations in the Punjab will co-operate with the column.']

Notes in this chapter

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