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TOCHATEEGAON.
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' To this point His Majesty's 54th, the 10th
Madras Native Infantry, the left wing of the
16th Madras N. 1. proceeded by sea, while
the right held battery H. M.'s 44th Foot,
1st Light Infantry Battalion, four Companies
42d Native Infantry, five Companies of the
62d N. 1. the left wing of the !6th Madras
N. 1. and two Risaluhs of the 2d Local Horse
moved by land. Brigadier Richards, with the
remaining force, was left at Mnngdoo, with di-
rections to follow as soon as carriage cattle ca-
pable of conveying three weeks supplies, should
have crossed the Naaf. The land column ad-
vanced to the Meyu by the 22d of February.
The detachment by water encountered a squall
on the 17th, which compelled the gun boats
conveying H. M.'s 54t.h to return to Mungdoo
with the loss of much baggage and camp equi-
page, thrown over-board. The boats with the
native troops were also scattered, and seven
were driven on shore. The detachment pro-
ceeding by water, speedily re-embarked. On
arriving at Meyu, the difficulties of the route
were experienced in a still greater degree than
at the Naaf. The gun boats, with other boats
and rafts, having joined by the 27th February,
the force was gradually transported over the
Meyu to Chang Krein Island, where a suffi-
cient force for forward movements was collect-
151
' To this point His Majesty's 54th, the 10th
Madras Native Infantry, the left wing of the
16th Madras N. 1. proceeded by sea, while
the right held battery H. M.'s 44th Foot,
1st Light Infantry Battalion, four Companies
42d Native Infantry, five Companies of the
62d N. 1. the left wing of the !6th Madras
N. 1. and two Risaluhs of the 2d Local Horse
moved by land. Brigadier Richards, with the
remaining force, was left at Mnngdoo, with di-
rections to follow as soon as carriage cattle ca-
pable of conveying three weeks supplies, should
have crossed the Naaf. The land column ad-
vanced to the Meyu by the 22d of February.
The detachment by water encountered a squall
on the 17th, which compelled the gun boats
conveying H. M.'s 54t.h to return to Mungdoo
with the loss of much baggage and camp equi-
page, thrown over-board. The boats with the
native troops were also scattered, and seven
were driven on shore. The detachment pro-
ceeding by water, speedily re-embarked. On
arriving at Meyu, the difficulties of the route
were experienced in a still greater degree than
at the Naaf. The gun boats, with other boats
and rafts, having joined by the 27th February,
the force was gradually transported over the
Meyu to Chang Krein Island, where a suffi-
cient force for forward movements was collect-