Casualties at the Battle of Chillianwallah, January 13, 1849.
| Regiments. | Officers. | Men. | ||
| K. | W. | K. | W. | |
| 3rd Hussars | - | 2 | 24 | 14 |
| 9th Lancers | - | - | 4 | 8 |
| 14th Hussars | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| Bengal Artillery | 1 | 3 | 18 | 39 |
| 24th S. Wales Borderers | 11 | 10 | 237 | 266 |
| 2nd Q.O. L.I. | - | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 29th Worcester | - | 4 | 34 | 203 |
| 61st Gloucester | - | 3 | 11 | 100 |
| 2nd Bengal Europeans (Munster Fusiliers) | - | 2 | 6 | 59 |
| 11th Rajputs | 2 | - | 3 | 20 |
Note.—I have not given the casualties in the native regiments which no longer exist.
Mooltan, January, 1849.
This distinction was conferred on the troops engaged in the siege of Multan, under General Whish, during the Second Punjab Campaign. It is borne on the colours and appointments of the following regiments:
Lincolns.
Cornwall Light Infantry.
King's Royal Rifles.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
5th Cavalry.
31st Lancers.
35th Scinde Horse.
36th Jacob's Horse.
Q.O. Corps of Guides.
1st P.W.O. Sappers and Miners.
3rd Sappers and Miners.
103rd Mahratta L.I.
104th Wellesley's Rifles.
109th Infantry.
119th Multan Regiment.
The siege of Multan was of necessity begun in the very height of the hottest season of the year—the month of July. In order to spare the men, the British troops dropped down the rivers by boat, whilst the native troops marched. I have already, on [p. 288], given the composition of the force with which General Whish undertook the siege. Herbert Edwardes, a subaltern of that distinguished corps the 1st Bengal Fusiliers, was already on the spot with a large force of irregulars, who, owing to his personal magnetism, had flocked to our standard; but the Sikhs, aware of the approach of the British force, busied themselves steadily in strengthening the works at Multan. It was not until the commencement of September that the whole of the siege-train was present, and then Whish summoned the Sikhs to surrender. This was an empty form. It was well known that the Sikhs had no intention of submitting to our rule, and that ere our flag should be hoisted over the walls of Multan many a gallant soldier would have met his death.
On September 7 the siege commenced, with, it must be confessed, very inadequate means. The Pathan and Baluch levies, who had been won over by Edwardes, fought gallantly enough in the field, but they resolutely declined to undergo the fatigue of siege-work, all of which fell on the British and sepoy battalions. The siege dragged slowly on until December 12, when General Dundas arrived with two strong brigades, consisting of the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifles, the 1st Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers, three regiments of native cavalry, and five of native infantry. Now the siege was pushed on with vigour, and on January 21 all preparations were made for an assault. The Sikhs, however, never waited for this, and on January 22 Mulraj, the Sikh commander, surrendered at discretion. Whish was now free to push on to the north, and afford much-needed aid to the Commander-in-Chief.
Casualties at the Siege and Capture of Multan, January 22, 1849.