The medal for Jellalabad was granted to the following officers of the Thirteenth:—

Lieutenant-Colonels.Major.
Colonel Sir Robert Sale, G.C.B.Robert Pattisson.
—— William H. Dennie, C.B.[22]
Captains.
Henry Havelock.James H. Fenwick.
Arthur P. S. Wilkinson.Peter R. Jennings.
Hamlet C. Wade.
Lieutenants.
Alex. E. F. Holcombe.John Wm. Cox.
George King.William Williams.
John S. Wood, (Adjutant.)Fred. Van Straubenzee.
Wm. A. Sinclair.Thos. B. Speedy.
Hon. E. J. W. Forester.J. Francis Scott.
David Rattray.G. Chetwynd Stapylton.
Richard E. Frere.Robt. S. Parker.
George Wade.
Ensigns.
Arthur Oakes.Geo. Talbot.
Surgeon, Jno. Robertson, M.D. Assist.-Surg. G. W. Barnes, M.D.

The regiment remained in garrison at Jellalabad until the 6th August, when it moved forwards to Futtehabad for change of air, having suffered severely from the extreme heat of the weather. So great was the heat, that six men fell dead in the ranks of apoplexy the first march. On the 1st of September, the Thirteenth received orders to join the force under Major-General Pollock at Gundamuck, to which place the regiment marched on the following morning, and joined on the 3rd. It remained there until the 7th, when it moved towards Cabool, forming part of the first division of the advance, which was placed under the command of Major-General Sir Robert Sale. On the 8th, upon nearing Jugdulluck, the Affghans were observed in position, and the Thirteenth under Captain Wilkinson were directed to carry the left centre of the enemy, which was done in gallant style. The enemy were dispersed in every direction, a large body of them retiring to the summit of a high mountain. On this rugged and almost inaccessible height they planted their standards, but as the achievements of the day would have been incomplete were they suffered to remain, it was decided to dislodge them. The lofty heights were assaulted in two columns, the Thirteenth being led by Captain Wilkinson, and the Ghilzies fled from their last and least assailable stronghold. Major-General Sir Robert Sale was again wounded. The other casualties of the regiment were one private killed and two serjeants and twelve privates wounded.

The Thirteenth bivouacked in the valley of Jugdulluck, which was strewn with the blackened remains of their unfortunate comrades of the Cabool force. Near this place Brevet Major Kershaw and Lieutenant Hobhouse of the Thirteenth were killed in January 1842, while retiring with the force from Cabool. The enemy showed no opposition to the advance of the army until nearing the valley of Tezeen, when some skirmishing took place, and the troops halted in the valley a day to allow the rear division of the advance to close up. The road from Tezeen to Khoord Cabool was through a succession of lofty hills, called the Huft Kotul, or Eight Hills. Dispositions for the attack of the Huft Kotul Pass having been made on the 12th of September, the force moved off on the following morning, and three companies of the Thirteenth formed part of the advance guard under Sir Robert Sale. To them was allotted the duty of clearing the right of the Pass, which was effectively done. A company under Lieutenant W. A. Sinclair, which formed part of the force placed under Major Skinner of the thirty-first regiment, and which was detached on the right of the pass, also distinguished itself.

The regiment lost one rank and file killed, and had five wounded. The enemy’s loss was heavy; he was completely defeated, and left his artillery in the possession of the victors. The army re-occupied Cabool on the 15th September, and on the 18th, part of the regiment received sudden orders to march with the force under Major-General Sir Robert Sale in order to meet the prisoners lately in possession of the enemy, then on their way to Cabool, it being supposed that Akbar Khan would attempt to re-capture them. On the morning of the 20th, the troops met the prisoners (Lady Sale and Lieutenant Mein[23] being among them), and on the 21st returned with them to Cabool, without being annoyed by the enemy. The regiment remained at Cabool until the 12th of October,[24] when the army broke ground on its return to India. The regiment shared in the many skirmishes on quitting the Affghan territory, but sustained little loss, and on the 24th, it reached Jellalabad; previously to proceeding further, it was considered advisable to destroy the fortress, and in a few days not a wall was left standing. On the south face of the fort was a large bastion, close to which was an open space which had been converted into a burial-ground; here the remains of Colonel Dennie, with many other gallant soldiers, were laid, and the Engineer Officer in mining the bastion, caused the whole mass to be thrown by the explosion over the graves, thus leaving a lasting monument over them, and what was of more importance, effectually preventing the bodies being disturbed by the Affghans. The regiment thence proceeded to Peshawur, and across the Punjaub en route to Ferozepore.

According to the wish of the Governor-General (Lord Ellenborough), the garrison of Jellalabad had received orders to proceed in advance of the rest of the troops, in order that they should make a triumphant entry into the British Provinces by themselves, and the medals granted for the defence of, and general action near, Jellalabad, had been forwarded a few days previously, so that they might be worn on the entry of the garrison into Ferozepore. On the 14th December, the Thirteenth arrived at the right bank of the Sutlej, where they halted until the 17th, when they crossed the river by a bridge of boats. At the opposite side was erected, for the garrison to pass under, a triumphal arch, where they were met by Lord Ellenborough; the distance from the river to the camp was about six miles, and for the first three miles a sort of street was formed for the garrison to pass through, by placing elephants decked in their gayest trappings at intervals of about twenty paces; the remainder of the road was lined by the army of reserve encamped at Ferozepore, who presented arms as the garrison passed, the bands playing the “National Anthem:” in the evening the officers of the garrison were entertained at a magnificent banquet given by the Governor General.

These honours were rendered, agreeably to the concluding paragraph of the General Order by the Right Honorable the Governor General of India, dated Allahabad, 30th of April, 1842, which stated that—

‘The Governor General will request His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief of the army to give instructions, in due time, that the several corps composing the garrison of Jellalabad may, on their return to India, be received at all the stations on their route to their cantonments, by all the troops at such stations, in review order, with presented arms.’

The regiment received the Queen’s permission to bear on its colours and appointments the word “Cabool, 1842,” to commemorate its important services. Major Pattisson was promoted to the brevet rank of Lieut.-Colonel; Captains Havelock, Wilkinson, Wade, and Fenwick were promoted to the brevet rank of Major, and, with the following officers, received the silver medal for Cabool:—

Colonel Sir Robert Sale, G.C.B.
Captains.
Major Henry Havelock.Captain Peter Jennings.
—— Arthur Wilkinson.—— Alex. Holcombe.
—— Hamlet Wade.—— George King.
—— James Fenwick.

Majors Havelock, Wilkinson, and Wade were subsequently appointedby Her Majesty Companions of the most Honorable Military Order of the Bath.

Lieutenants.
John S. Wood (adjutant).Fred. Van Straubenzee.
William A. Sinclair.Thomas B. Speedy.
Hon. Emilius J. Forrester.J. Fran. P. Scott.
David Rattray.Granville Geo. C. Stapylton.
Richard E. Frere.Robert S. Parker.
Geo. Wade.Arthur Oakes.
John W. Cox.George Talbot.
Surgeon, J. Robertson, M.D.—Asst.-Surgeon, Geo. Barnes, M.D.