lve guns and lost six (two
of which have been recovered). The loss of our guns was owing to the
cowardice of ---- who (you will hardly believe it) ran away from a
party of the enemy's cavalry right through Christie's and Huish's troops
of horse-artillery, knocking over every one of Christie's waggons,
horses and all! They were so crowded among the guns, that the gunners
could not unlimber. The result was that the enemy's cavalry got among
our guns, and cut our men down right and left. The ---- never drew reign
until they got right through the general hospital in the rear, knocking
over the Doolies and everything that came in their way. What caused this
panic no one knows.

"Of the above one thousand nine hundred killed and wounded, nine hundred
and fifty are Europeans. Above thirty-six officers have been buried.
Her majesty's 24th foot lost their regimental colour. The 25th regiment
native infantry lost a colour. The 30th regiment native infantry lost a
colour--some say two colours. The 56th regiment native infantry lost
the standard they took at Gwalior. Her majesty's 24th foot lost thirteen
officers killed, including every one in the list above the junior
captain. The enemy are now encamped at Eussool, four miles only from the
commander-in-chief's camp. A letter that I have just seen states that
Major Loftie, of the 30th native infantry, was not killed but only
wounded, and that Major Ramfield, commanding the 56th regiment native
infantry, was killed. In the 2nd Europeans, which behaved nobly, one
officer was severely wounded, Lieutenant Nightingale."

Another letter, dated camp, the 15th January, stated:--

"I dare say you will have heard of the battle fought by our army on the
13th instant. It commenced about 1 p.m., and fasted till after dark. It
was a devil of a battle, and many hard knocks and wounds were received,
as the casualty list will show. The Sikhs fought with the greatest
gallantry, and, as for our men and infantry generally, they were quite
heroes. The 2nd Europeans displayed great bravery; they advanced to the
charge and drove the Sikhs back at the point of the bayonet; and after
this found another body of Sikhs, a regularly organised battalion, armed
and dressed like our troops, in their rear. There were also some of
the enemy on the right flank. This regiment had to right-about-face and
charge to the rear, which they did, killing and wounding a great many
of the Sikhs, and took and spiked four of t