Note 6 — Chapter IV
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Lieutenant (now Col.) Herbert Edwardes wrote as follows to his family in England:—
"Young Hodson has been appointed to do duty with our Punjaub Guide Corps, commanded by Lieutenant Lumsden. The duties of a Commandant or Adjutant of Guides are at once important and delightful. It is his duty in time of peace to fit himself for leading armies during war. This necessitates his being constantly on the move, and making himself and his men acquainted with the country in every quarter. In short, it is a roving commission, and to a man of spirit and ability one of the finest appointments imaginable.
"I think Hodson will do it justice. He is one of the finest young fellows I know, and a thorough soldier in his heart."