Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: July 13th. Yesterday, at one A.m., we formed a junction with General Havelock's column, and advanced towards Futtehpore, passing through Bellinda at seven A.m., and about five miles distant from thence. There we halted to encamp; arms were piled in line, ground was taken up for each corps, and the weary, wayworn men,overcome by the oppressive heat and brilliant sunshine, lay down in groups, a little in the rear, anxiously expecting the arrival of the tents and baggage, which were close behind. At this time our Quarter-master General, Lieutenant-Colonel Tytler, was in front, making a reconnaissance towards the town of Futtehpore with the volunteer cavalry. It is probable that the enemy deceived himself as to the strength of our force, and imagined that he had merely the small band under Major Kenaud to contend with; for no sooner did he see the reconnoitering party retire, than his first gun opened fire, and sent a round shot bowling along the road, upon the heels of our cavalry, riding stoutly to the line. In a moment the scene waschanged, the assembly sounded, and the toil-worn men resumed their energy, sprung to their feet, unpiled arms, formed a line of columns, and advanced skirmishers. The enemy, with his numerous cavalry, formed an imposing line as he bore down insolently upon us, confident of an easy victory, pushing forward two guns, and cannonading our front. Immediately our guns, Maude's Battery, posted in the middle of the road which formed our centre, roared defiance as they opened fire upon the advancing foe, while the Enfield rifles of the 64th poured in a shower of bullets from a copse at the left of the road; at either side of which lay swampy ground, increasing our difficulty, from being partly under water,rising from three to four feet, to retard our ...