despatch, record
Accession Number

NAM.1956-07-75-157

Description

Printed despatch slip from the Chief Commissioner's and Territorial Commissioner's Offices Lahore, 25 Aug 1857. From correspondence and other papers of Colonel David Wilkie, 4th Bengal Native Infantry, mostly relating to the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). The auxiliary Force (consisting of about 3,000 men of all arms with a Battery of 6 guns) furnished by his Highness the Maharajah Rhumbeer Singh of Jummo and Cashmeere, was reviewed by the Chief Commissioner at Jullunder yesterday morning. They were in good heart, and are a fine body of men. They were to resume their march towards Delhi last night. 350 insurgents killed at Hussar. Lt Birlean wounded.

Campaigns

Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)

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