His next exploit was against Darrara, a fort with a broad and deep ditch and high ramparts, the gate defended by a ditch and covered with an outwork. Captain Hutchinson placed his garrison in two batteries, one at 35 yards from the counterscarp, one still nearer, and by noon on the 21st March, a breach was effected; the storming party, headed by six artillerymen, whom it would be injustice not to name,—Corporals Cross and Hislop, Gunners Campbell and Johnstone, Matrosses Muller and Hudson,—moved to the attack, and after overcoming a severe opposition, succeeded in gaining possession of the fort; of the enemy between 60 and 70 were killed, and the remainder taken prisoners. Of the artillerymen, Johnstone was killed, and Hudson shot through the body and arm, after which he charged and killed three of the enemy.

But we must once more return to Lord Lake’s army, whom we left at Agra. The rainy season limited their repose. Holkar’s restless spirit urged him to collect his scattered followers, at the head of whom, equipped with 60 guns, he approached Muttra in October; Lord Lake followed, and Holkar moved to the north. It soon became a perfect chase. Holkar fled into the Punjab; Lake crossed the Sutlej on the 7th December, and was on the point of engaging him on the banks of the Beas on the 25th, but was prevented by positive instructions from the Governor-General, who probably wished to avoid embroiling himself with the Seikhs. A treaty was therefore reluctantly entered into, and the army returned slowly to Dehli.

Captain Pennington was commissary of ordnance with this force; Captain C. Brown, Lieutenant-Fireworkers Frith and Boileau, were with the horse artillery, and Captain T. Greene, Lieutenants Hay and Rodber, with the 1st company 1st battalion.

In closing the account of these glorious campaigns, it will not be out of place here to record the names of the officers sharing in them, and we fortunately have a memorandum, in Sir John Horsford’s writing, of those entitled to share in the prize-money, which gives the necessary information.

1st Campaign.
Lieut.-Col. Horsford,
Capt. Butler,
Capt. T. Greene,
Capt. Raban,
Capt. Nelly,
Capt. Constable,
Capt. Hutchinson,
Capt. W. Shipton,
Capt. Best,
Capt. J. Robinson,
Capt. Mathews,
Lieut. M. Browne,
Lieut. Morris,
Lieut. S. Hay,Agra and Laswaree only.
Lieut. Beagham,
Lieut. W. Parker.
2nd Campaign.
Lieut.-Col. Horsford,
Capt. C. Brown,
Capt. Raban,
Capt. Nelly,
Capt. Hutchinson,
Capt. Best,
Capt. Butler,
Capt. Paschaud,
Capt. Mathews,
Lieut. M. Browne,
Lieut. H. Starke,
Lieut. Swiney,
Lieut. Young,
Lieut. Grove,
Lieut. Gowing,
Lieut. Pollock,
Lieut. Parker,
Lieut. Hay,
Lieut. Percival,
Lieut. T. D. Smith,
Capt. Hinde,Bhurtpoor from January to April.
Capt. Dunn,
Capt. Pennington,
Lieut. W. H. Frith,

The paucity of British troops in the ceded provinces induced several of the zemindars to resist the revenue authorities, and, among others, Doondia Khan, who possessed two strong mud forts in the vicinity of Aligurh. The failure of the attacks on Bhurtpoor added to their contumacy, but the want of power to punish, rendered it necessary to pass it over for the time, and be content with some show of submission, which Doondia Khan made to Major-General Smith on his return from Afzulgurh to Bhurtpoor.

Causes of complaint continued to arise, and towards the end of 1806, the collector reported he had strengthened Komona with a new outwork and attacked a neighbouring zemindar.

All efforts at accommodation proving useless, a force was collected in August, 1807, under Major-General Dickens, and proceeded against Komona on the 12th of October. With this force were—

Company.Battalion.Captain-Lieutenant.Lieutenants.
31LindsayMᶜQuake, Harris, Pryce,
22Forrester, and Parlby.

Lieutenant-Colonel Horsford was also present, commanding a brigade, but also specially directing the artillery.