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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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he barrier, amonqst others, Lieu ten ant-Colonel Tomlinson,who was shot through the neck and expired at once. A retreatwas unavoidable, and the detachment was withdrawn. Soonafter this a party of artillery came up with some rockets, and afew were thrown into the building without any visible effect uponthe resolution of the Tartars. After some further delay, it was resolved to make a breach inthe outer wall near one of the angles, and after a few round shothad been thrown into it, a 50-lb. bag of powder was placedat the foot of the wall by Captain Pears, and its explosionopened a wide entrance for an assaulting party. But theTartars still remained cool and undismayed; received the storm-ing party with a heavy fire, and the assailants were once morecompelled to retreat with loss. Upwards of three hours hadnow elapsed since the first shot had been fired, but the Tartarsexhibited no token of submission, or disposition to surrender.Small parties of two or three now and then sallied out and
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4 1842.) MADEAS ENGINEEES. 165 attempted to escape down the valley towards the harbour, butfew of these managed to get away, A second breach was now blown in the opposite side, andwood being collected, a fire was kindled, and in a short time thehouse was a ruin. Our troops, at last, were able to enter, andthe action came to an end. Of the whole body of Tartars, onlysixty were made prisoners, many of them wounded ; all the resthaving been either shot, bayoneted, or burnt. This affair had the etfect of exalting the Tartar troops in noslight degree in the estimation of the British, who could not butthink with respect of men who could maintain, to the last, suchsteady coolness and indomitable valour. In the capture of Chapoo two British officers were killed andsix wounded; amongst the latter, Lieutenant J. G. Johnston ofthe Madras Engineers. Of N.C.O. and men, eight were killedand forty-four wounded. A body of troops, under command of Major-General Schoedde,was sent out to reconnoitre the

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