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70 Life of Mountstuart Elphinstone. ch. ih.
B. Their body of horse. Sindia is said (by the General
among others) to have been in this party.
C. The march of our infantry in column.
d. The enemy’s camp. I fancy their guns were drawn up
parallel to the nulla when first they cannonaded us, and that
afterwards they changed their position to what it is at H H H.
E. The Ivaitna Nulla.
f. The ford.
Q. The infantry of our army in two lines, with the names of
regiments markecl.
H. The enemy’s first line.
I. Our cavalry formecl in the rear of the infantry.
K. The enemy’s second line, which I never saw, and am not
sure about, were there.
L. The Joee Nulla.
M M. Our troops after changing their position. The piquets
kept a great cleal too much to the right, ancl left a breach in
the line which the 74th was obliged to fill up, and the piquets
were passecl by the 74th and the two battalions.
N. The place where the 74th suffered so much.
o. The cavalry going to charge the party who were an-
noying the 74th. The place in the Joee Nulla where there
was a slaughter of that party is markecl with a large L.
p p. The cavalry charging the broken infantry of the
enemy.
Q Q. The cavalry formed to charge the last time. I don’t
know precisely where they crossed.
R. Some infantry of the enemy. The Oeneral says, not their
right, but a new formation.
s S. The Oeneral returning with the 78th, ancl afterwards
joined by the 7th N.C.
t. The last position taken by the 78th and 7th N.C.
u. The village of Assye.
I have the copy of another letter before me describing the
engagement, addressed to his friend John Adam. It is a clear
and soldierlike account of the battle, but is wanting in some of
B. Their body of horse. Sindia is said (by the General
among others) to have been in this party.
C. The march of our infantry in column.
d. The enemy’s camp. I fancy their guns were drawn up
parallel to the nulla when first they cannonaded us, and that
afterwards they changed their position to what it is at H H H.
E. The Ivaitna Nulla.
f. The ford.
Q. The infantry of our army in two lines, with the names of
regiments markecl.
H. The enemy’s first line.
I. Our cavalry formecl in the rear of the infantry.
K. The enemy’s second line, which I never saw, and am not
sure about, were there.
L. The Joee Nulla.
M M. Our troops after changing their position. The piquets
kept a great cleal too much to the right, ancl left a breach in
the line which the 74th was obliged to fill up, and the piquets
were passecl by the 74th and the two battalions.
N. The place where the 74th suffered so much.
o. The cavalry going to charge the party who were an-
noying the 74th. The place in the Joee Nulla where there
was a slaughter of that party is markecl with a large L.
p p. The cavalry charging the broken infantry of the
enemy.
Q Q. The cavalry formed to charge the last time. I don’t
know precisely where they crossed.
R. Some infantry of the enemy. The Oeneral says, not their
right, but a new formation.
s S. The Oeneral returning with the 78th, ancl afterwards
joined by the 7th N.C.
t. The last position taken by the 78th and 7th N.C.
u. The village of Assye.
I have the copy of another letter before me describing the
engagement, addressed to his friend John Adam. It is a clear
and soldierlike account of the battle, but is wanting in some of