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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAP. III. March to Oneil.—News of the battle of Kawul, defeat of mutineers.—Gallant conduct of Capt. Abbott and Lieut. Johnson.—The Rohillah.—Taul; Nawab of Jaora.—Difficult position of native princes.—Crossing the river Chum- bul.—Hernia, execution of mutineers.—Before Munda- soore, the affair of the 21stNovember.—Flank march past Mundasoore.—Battle ofMundasoore, and " relief of Nee- much."—March to Mundasoore, capture of rebels, execution of rebels, Mundasoore city.—March to Mahidpore. Execution of rebels.—Oojein.—March to Indore, state of residency, Durbar of Maharajah Holkar.—Departure of Col. Durand.—Remarks on Malwa.—Advent of Major- General Sir Hugh Hose, and Sir Robert Hamilton, We continued our march through Western Malwa towards Mundasoore in pursuit of the enemy. At every place we encamped we heard of the doings of the rebels who had preceded us. In several of Scindiah's villages and towns they had plundered the inhabitants, beaten them, and carried away their women. On our arrival at Oneil, on the 14th November, a despatch came into camp from Major Orr, who had overtaken the enemy and the mutinous contingent of Mahidpore near the village of Kawul. The news was as startling as it was gratifying- Major Orr with his force had followed upon their heels so quickly that they were taken by surprise in their fancied security near the village of Rawul. He instantly engaged them. They had placed the Mahidpore guns into position loaded with grape. These guns were charged by Captain Abbott, Lieutenant Johnstone, and their sowars. As they rode up to them the enemy fired, and the grape passed over their heads, with a rushing noise like a covey of birds. In another instant they were upon the guns, sabreing the enemy. The rout then became general, and the fighting continued...