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The History of the Indian Revolt and of the Expeditions to Persia, China and Japan, 1856-7-8

Note 88 — Chapter XVIII · THE SIEGE OF DELHI: FINAL OPERATIONS.

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1st Column, under Brigadier-general Nicholson—

Men.

H.M. 75th foot (Lieutenant-colonel Herbert), 300

1st Bengal Europeans (Major Jacob), 250

2d Punjaub infantry (Captain Green), 450

2d Column, under Brigadier Jones—

H.M. 8th foot (Lieutenant-colonel Greathed), 250

2d Bengal Europeans (Captain Boyd), 250

4th Sikh infantry (Captain Rothney), 350

3d Column, under Colonel Campbell—

H.M. 52d foot (Major Vigors), 200

Kumaon Goorkhas (Captain Ramsay), 250

1st Punjaub infantry (Lieutenant Nicholson), 500

4th Column, under Major Reid—

Sirmoor Goorkhas,}

Guide infantry, } Besides Cashmere Contingent,

European pickets,} of which strength unknown. 850

Native pickets, }

Reserve, under Brigadier Longfield—

H.M. 61st foot (Lieutenant-colonel Deacon), 250

4th Punjaub infantry (Captain Wilde), 450

Belooch battalion (Lieutenant-colonel Farquhar), 300

Jheend auxiliaries (Lieutenant-colonel Dunsford), 300

The engineer officers were attached to the several columns as follows:

To the 1st column, Lieuts. Medley, Lang, and Bingham.

To the 2d column, Lieuts. Greathed, Hovenden, and Pemberton.

To the 3d column, Lieuts. Home, Salkeld, and Tandy.

To the 4th column, Lieuts. Maunsell and Tennant.

To the Reserve, Lieuts. Ward and Thackeray.

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