Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857: Comprising General Orders and Despatches Relating to the Military Operations in Persia, from the Landing at Bushire to the Treaty of Peace; Also Selections from His Correspondence as Commander-in-chief and Plenipotentiary During the War in Persiaprivate circulation only, 1860 - 419 страници |
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Страница 384 - Wood was struck by no less than seven musket-balls, he at once threw himself upon the enemy, passed his sword through the body of their leader, and being closely followed by the men of his company, speedily overcame all opposition, and established himself in the place. Captain Wood's decision, energy, and determined valour undoubtedly contributed in a high degree to the success of the attack. His wounds compelled him to leave the force for a time ; but, with the true spirit of a good soldier, he...
Страница 31 - By 10 o'clock the defeat of the Persians was complete. Two guns were captured, the gun ammunition, laden upon mules, fell into our hands, and at least 700 men lay dead upon the field. The number of wounded could not be ascertained, but it must have been very large. The remainder fled in a disorganized state, generally throwing away their arms, which...
Страница 16 - By their exertions nearly 10,000 persons, with all their camp equipage, provisions, guns, and stores, and 1,100 horses, hare been landed on the shores of Persia, without the slightest accident, and, with the exception of five horses, without a casualty of any sort; and by to-morrow evening the troops will have their tents pitched, cooking things ready, and every arrangement to give them comfort and shelter from the cold weather and rains of the winter. The Indian navy, being a service of seniority,...
Страница 31 - Ibs. of powder, with small-arm ammunition, and a vast quantity of shot and shell ; and carrying away large stores of flour, rice, and grain, which the Persian Government had been collecting for a long time past for their army, thereby effectually crippling their future operations. Some of their guns are supposed to have been cast into...
Страница 12 - ... the early morning, and kept up spiritedly for some hours, till the place surrendered. At Reshire also, the previous day, all the co-operation possible was rendered by the fleet. And my very best thanks are due to Sir Henry Leeke, the officers and seamen, for their unwearied exertions in landing...
Страница 31 - Our artillery and cavalry at once moved rapidly to the attack, supported by two lines of infantry, a third protecting the baggage. The firing of the artillery was most excellent, and did great execution ; the cavalry brigade twice charged with great gallantry and success ; a standard (of the Kashkai regular infantry regiment) was captured by the Poona horse, and the 3rd light cavalry charged a square, and killed nearly the whole regiment ; indeed, upon the cavalry and artillery fell the whole brunt...
Страница 387 - Mooro, the Adjutant of the regiment, was, perhaps, the first of all by a horse's length. His horse leaped into the square, and instantly fell dead, crushing down his rider, and breaking his sword as he fell amid the broken ranks •f tbe enemy.
Страница 17 - Forty-eighty hours sufficed to put the troops in motion northward ; the ships of war, led by the Admiral, advancing along- the coast to their support. This was on the morning of the 9th. and, by noon, the enemy were observed to be in some force in the village of Reshire. Here, amid the ruins of old houses. garden-walls, aml steep ravines, they occupied a formidable position.
Страница 28 - Outram as having guided the troops to victory at the time — most happily not of long continuance — during which he was disabled by a severe fall of his horse. But they are due to all of every rank who have taken share in this signally successful exploit, which has called for extraordinary exertions from all, and in which all have borne themselves with gallantry. 'The...
Страница 11 - Chief, that in accordance with the expectation I expressed in my letter of yesterday, Dewan Moolraj came into my camp this morning, in charge of Major Becher, assistant quartermaster-general ; the garrison at the same time, between 3,000 and 4,000, surrendering, and laying down their...