Identifier: militaryhistoryo02viba (find matches)
Title: The military history of the Madras engineers and pioneers, from 1743 up to the present time
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Vibart, Henry Meredith, 1839-1917
Subjects: India. Army. Engineers. Queen's Own Sappers and Miners
Publisher: London : W.H. Allen & co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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dingly advanced in two columns, but the enemy again retreated for two miles to along range of barracks. Two advanced columns were now thrown out for attack, but the enemy once more retired, leaving the barracks in our possession. The barracks were then burnt, and our troops returned to their bivouac three miles distant. On the 19th, the state of the commissariat being deficient, it was necessary to return to Pegu. The General now proposed to detach Brigadier-Oeneral Steel to Moulmein, to proceed to Belung, Shoe-Syen, an 1 Sitang,while he himself embarked on the 20th, and returned to Rangoonon the 22nd.* * About a -week after the second defence of Pegu commenced, lasting till declaration of peace, some ten days later. During this defence we were in no great anxiety, as ws had plenty of food and ammunition, and our defences were stronger than before. We had, besides, 100 more Europeans, and a fair supply of artillery and rockets. We lost one officer and twelve men killed, and se.eral wounded.
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