A Sketch of the Services of the Bengal Native Army to the Year 1895 [Compiled in the Office of the Adjutant General in India]

In the course of revision advantage has been taken of the opportunity to make the work more complete by first the insertion of accounts of many little-known operations which had been omitted from the original compilation secondly by the introduction of more detailed anti particular accounts of the more important campaigns ; and finally by bringing it up to the abolition of the Presidency arm [...] CONSULTED IN THE COURSE OF THE REVISION OF THE SKETCH OF THE SERVICES OF THE BENGAL ARMY." Gentleman's Magazine 1731-1816. [...] At the first reverse the whole of the Native soldiers deserted and in the course of the five days' defence which ensued their conduct was surpassed in baseness by the headlong and selfish flight of the Governor the Commandant and a great number of the officers of militia who embarking in the only available boats went on board a Company's ship which was lying in the rive: and dropped down to [...] On the 2nd of August Major Adams' army was again in the prsence of the enemy who were drawn up on the plains of Gheriah to the number of nearly 40 00o men of whom 12 000 were cavalry : cofident in their own strength the enemy advanced to the attack and in the battle which ensued the British position was.several times in dager but the steadiness and gallantry of the English and Nativ [...] The Patna massacre Conclusion of the campaign and death of Major Adams."22 THE SERVICES OF THE The commander Major Adams who had thus so well performed the work assigned him by the Government returned to Calcutta with the intention of proceeding to England.