provided against
with skill, and conquered them with resolution and energy. The array of
battle was superb; the order of the engagement scientific; and all its
parts conducted with obedience and alacrity by those to whom they were
committed.

The first fault of the enemy was opening his artillery practice at too
great a distance; this indicated the number and position of his guns,
as well as their range, and enabled the British general to make his
calculations accordingly. He advanced his right wing under cover of his
superior artillery fire; the infantry dashed into the nullah, cleared
it, and stormed a village on its banks, where a strong body of infantry
was posted. The enemy's left and centre were thus separated, and while
the British right pressed upon the Sikhs' left centre, the British left
cleared the nullah, stormed another strong infantry post in a village,
and completely doubled up the centre of the sirdar's army. His cavalry
made various efforts to fall upon the flanks of the victorious infantry,
but the British horse-brigades, with horse artillery, prevented the
success of these movements, and punished the rash approach of the Sikh
troopers. The Khalsa soldiers fled through their own tents, Brigadier
Campbell and the Honourable Major-general Dundas, sweeping round
the town or village of Goojerat, drove them in confused flight.
Major-general Gilbert followed the fugitives with the cavalry; the
defeated Sikhs cast away their arms and accoutrements in the utmost
panic. Never was victory more complete, and seldom did victorious
battle redound to the honour of a victorious general so signally as at
Goojerat.

The loss of the British was three officers killed and twenty-four
wounded, the total killed of men and officers did not exceed one
hundred, and the killed and wounded of the whole army did not reach in
number one thousand men. The Sikhs lost thousands in slain, all their
guns but two were captured, and many thousand men were left wounded and
prisoners in the hands of the pursuers. The following extracts from
Lord Gough's despatch will throw additional light on the course of the
conflict:--

"With my right wing I proposed penetrating the centre of the enemy's
line, so as to turn the position of their force in rear of the nullah,
and thus enable my left wing to cross it with little loss, and in
co-operation with the right to double upon the centre, the wing of the
enemy's force opposed to them.

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