The Military Memoirs of Lieut.-General Sir Joseph Thackwell, G.C.B., K.H.; Colonel 16th Lancers: Arranged from Diaries and CorrespondenceJohn Murray, 1908 - 424페이지 |
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15th Hussars 3rd Light Dragoons 5th Light Cavalry 9th Lancers Adjutant-General advance arrived attack battle Bengal Bombay brigade brigade of cavalry Brind British camp campaign Campbell Captain Cavalry Brigade Cavalry Division Cawnpore centre charge Chenab Colonel Thackwell column command Commander-in-Chief corps Corunna crossed despatch diary encamped enemy enemy's cavalry entrenchments Ferozepore Field Battery Fifteenth fire flank force ford French front Ghuznee Governor-General guns Gwalior Headquarters heavy honour horse artillery Hussar Brigade India Irregular Cavalry joined Kabul Kandahar killed Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Light Cavalry Lord Gough Major Major-General Major-General Sir Joseph marched miles morning moved movement Native Infantry night o'clock officers passed picquet position Punjab Ramnuggar rear regiment retired retreat right bank river road Roncevalles Sikh army Singh Sir John Keane Sir John Moore Sir Joseph Thackwell Sobraon squadron Sutlej Thackwell's Third Division town troops of horse Umballa village Wazirabad Willoughby Cotton wounded yards
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390 페이지 - I knew, and upon the raviney hills near Russool, without detaching a force to a distance; this I considered both inexpedient and dangerous. The engineer department had been ordered to examine the country before us, and the quartermaster-general was in the act of taking up ground for the encampment, when the enemy advanced some horse artillery, and opened a fire on the skirmishers in front of the village.
390 페이지 - Jhelum, strongly occupying the southern extremity of a low range of hills, intersected by ravines, which extend nearly to that village, I made my arrangements accordingly that evening, and communicated them to the commanders of the several divisions ; but to insure correct information as to the nature of the country, which I believed to be excessively difficult and ill-adapted to the advance of a regular army, I determined upon moving on this village with a view to reconnoitre. " On the morning of...
392 페이지 - ... hampered the fine brigade of horse artillery, which, while getting into action, against a body of the enemy's cavalry that was coming down upon them, had their horses separated from their guns by the false movements of our cavalry, and, notwithstanding the heroic conduct of the gunners, four of those guns were disabled to an extent which rendered their withdrawal, at the moment, impossible.
397 페이지 - Thackwell's despatch, dated the 6th idem, but only received last night, detailing the operations of the force under his command, after it had been detached from my head-quarters. I can only repeat the warm approval I have already expressed of the conduct of the major-general and of every officer and man under his command, and I beg your lordship's favourable consideration of the services of those named by Sir Joseph Thackwell.
405 페이지 - The ranks of the enemy broken, their position carried, their guns, ammunition, camp equipage and baggage captured, their flying masses driven before the victorious pursuers from midday to dusk, receiving most severe punishment in their flight ; and, my Lord, with gratitude to a merciful Providence, I have the satisfaction of adding, that notwithstanding the obstinate resistance of the enemy, this triumphant success — this brilliant victory — has been achieved with comparatively little loss on...
355 페이지 - I have the satisfaction to acquaint your Lordship that the army under my command have succeeded in performing one of the most brilliant acts it has ever been my lot to witness during my service of forty-five years in the four quarters of the globe, in the capture, by storm, of the strong and important fortress and citadel of Ghuznee, yesterday.
391 페이지 - Pennycuick, and the three other field officers of the 24th, and nearly half the regiment, before it gave way ; the Native regiment, when it came up, also suffering severely. In justice to this brigade, I must be allowed to state that they behaved heroically, and but for their too hasty, and consequently disorderly advance, would have emulated the conduct of their left brigade, which, left unsupported for a time, had to charge to their front and right wherever an enemy appeared. The brigade of Horse...
391 페이지 - The fire was instantly returned by that of nearly the whole of the enemy's field artillery, thus exposing the position of his guns, which the jungle had hitherto concealed. " It was now evident that the enemy intended to fight, and would probably advance his guns so as to reach the encampment during the night. " I therefore drew up in order of battle; Sir Walter Gilbert's division on the right, flanked by Brigadier Pope's brigade of cavalry, which I strengthened by the 14th Light Dragoons, well aware...
406 페이지 - At half-past 7 o'clock, the army advanced, in the order described, with the precision of a parade movement. The enemy opened their fire, at a very long distance, which exposed to my artillery both the position and range of their guns. I halted the infantry just out of fire, and advanced the whole of my artillery, covered by skirmishers. The cannonade now opened upon the enemy was the most magnificent I ever witnessed, and as terrible in its effects.
358 페이지 - Infantry under Captain Hay, ordered to the south side of the fort to begin with a false attack to attract attention to that side, performed that service at the proper time and greatly to my satisfaction.