Note 38 — Chapter II · (continued 2)
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"Cawnpore, July 26th.
"General Havelock has crossed the river to relieve Lucknow, which will be effected four days hence.
"We shall probably march to Delhi to-morrow, with 4,000 or 5,000 Europeans, and a heavy artillery, in number, not weight.
"The China force is in Calcutta, 5,000 men. More troops expected immediately. We shall soon be with you.—Yours truly,
"B. A. Tytler, "Lieut.-Col., Quartermaster-General, "Movable Column."