During the 141 hours of this march the horses were ridden for 83 hours.

Desert March.

From the 8th to the 19th of January, the 19th Hussars, strength as below, marched across the desert with General Sir H. Stewart’s Column:—

Officers 8
Men127
Horses155

In addition, therefore, to one extra horse for each Officer, there were 12 spare horses.

The following table will show the daily work performed and amount of food and water given daily to each horse.

The 40 horses referred to in previous paragraph returned to Korti on the 5th, and started again on the 8th, as fit as any horses in the troop.

There was not one casualty out of the 40:—

Date.Time of March.No. of Hours.No. of Miles.When Watered.Amount of Water.Food Grain.
lb.
Janry. 8th2 p.m. to 6 p.m.416... ......6
” 9th2.45 a.m. to 10 a.m.7¼2910.30 a.m. 1½ gal.6
2 p.m. to 6 p.m.4166.15 p.m.½ ”
” 10th3 a.m. to 9 am.624... ......6
12.15 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. 4½174.45 p.m.¼ gal.
” 11th3.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.93612.45 p.m.F’l dr’nk6
” 12th... ... .........9 a.m.”6
12.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.4164.45 p.m.”
” 13thHalt at Gakdul......8.30 a.m.,”6
4.45 p.m.
” 14th... ... .........6a.m.,1p.m.”6
2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.4...... ......
” 15th5 a.m to 10 a.m.52010.30 a.m.1¼ gal.5
1.30 p.m. to 6 p.m.4½18... ......
” 16th4.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.11½406 p.m.½ gal.4
” 17th8 a.m. to 4 p.m.8324 p.m.2 gal.4
” 18th... ... .........7 a.m.1 gal.3
4 p.m. to 12 p.m.832... .........
” 19th12 p.m. to 9 a.m.936... ......1
9 a.m. to 12 noon21...... .........
” 20th12 noon to 1 p.m.13...... .........
... ... ...142 p.m.F’l dr’nk...