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The pursuit continued with an energy remarkable for a Chinese army, the Goorkhas, bold as they were by nature, growing demoralized under this unlooked-for persistence. Every encounter resulted in a defeat, the forts which commanded the mountain passes and defiles were taken in succession by Sund Fo's army, and he still pressed relentlessly on.
I must pause in this narrative especially to notice the determined hardihood and bravery with which our two battalions of Goorkhas, the Sirmoor and Nusseree, met the Sikhs wherever they were opposed to them.
Among all the military feats of China none is more remarkable or creditable than the overthrow of the Goorkhas, who are among the bravest of Indian races, and who, only twenty years after their crushing defeat by Sund Fo, gave the Anglo-Indian army and one of its best commanders, Sir David Ochterloney, an infinity of trouble in two doubtful and keenly contested campaigns.
In consequence, the Goorkhas prepared for an invasion in force of the northern state, and, with an army of about eighteen thousand men, crossed the Himalayas by the lofty passes of Kirong and Kuti and rapidly advanced into the country beyond. The suddenness of this movement found the Thibetans quite unprepared.
September 20 to May, 1858 Lack of appreciation by Government A contrast Delay in issue of prize money and medals Unceremonious presentation of the latter Complete desertion of the city by the enemy A stroll through the city Looting Discovery of hiding inhabitants They are ordered to leave the city Disgraceful desertion of pets State of the streets Hodson captures the King of Delhi The King's appearance described His trial and sentence Hodson captures the King's sons and grandson Their deaths Diminished strength of the 61st Regiment It moves to the Ajmir Gate The Jama Masjid and view from it Its garrison A movable column dispatched towards Cawnpore Soldiers and others forbidden to enter or leave the city The Mooltani horse Indulgence to Goorkhas Their appreciation An exodus Strict regulations State of feeling of the army Work of the Provost Marshal Two reputed sons of the King executed The suburbs An amusing incident Visiting the old positions Cholera still rife 2,000 sick and wounded in the Selimgarh We move to the magazine I am recommended for sick leave I leave Delhi for Umballah I am robbed en route Report matters to Commissioner and receive compensation Leave for Ferozepore and home
He told us that he and the other Goorkhas of his regiment thought nothing of the bravery of the Afghan soldiers, some 100 of whom were on our side at Delhi; and he spoke truly.
And then a yelling crowd of dim figures breasted the rocks and dashed forward with the force of a hurricane upon the little body of Goorkhas. In a second Derrick was fighting in the dark with mad enthusiasm for bare foothold, and shouting at the top of his voice exhortations to his men to keep together. It was a desperate struggle, but once more the little party of invaders held their ground.
And in bitter mockery of the distant mob, the old tune of the Old Line shrilled and rattled: Some talk of Alexander, And some of Hercules; Of Hector and Lysander, And such great names as these! There was a far-off clapping of hands from the Goorkhas, and a roar from the Highlanders in the distance, but never a shot was fired by British or Afghan.
General Harford, with guides, Sikhs, Goorkhas, came down like a hurricane from the south-east, cut off a great body of tribesmen from their fellows, and drove them headlong, with deadly force, upon the defences they had striven so furiously to take. The defenders sallied out to meet them with fixed bayonets. The brief siege, if siege it could be called, was over.
His losses were afterwards filled up by the infantry of the Guides. The Goorkhas were crowded into the large house from which the place took its name. Its walls were shattered with shells and round shot, which now and then struck through the chambers. Ten men were killed and wounded in the house by one shot, and seven by another the same day. Nobody was then secure of his life for an instant.
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