OF THE

BATTLE

OF LASSWARY:

Fought November 1, 1803.

Between the Grand Army, commanded by His Excellency General Lake Commander in Chief in India, and a Division of the Army of Dowlut Row Scindiah,consisting of Seventeen Battalions of Mons. Perron's Regular Infantry, (amounting to 8 or 9000 Men; 3000 Mahratta Cavalry, and seventy-two Pieces of Cannon; in which the Enemy were totally defeated, with the loss of all their Artillery, Camp-Equipage, Colours, Stores, Arms, Ammunition, &c. &c.

REFERENCES.

First Position of the Enemy, when attacked by the British Cavalry on the Morning of the 1st November. The Right upon the Village of Lasswary, their Left extending to the fortified Village of Mohaulpoor, with 72 Pieces of Cannon, arranged in Divisions in front of the Centre and Flanks.

Second Position of the Enemy at Noon drawn up in two Lines, with their Guns in Front. The Enemy took up this Position on the arrival of the British Infantry.

Disposition of the British Cavalry (with two Batteries of their Galloper Guns advanced, and covered each by a Squadron, K. 1. & K. 2.) in order to divide the Enemy's attention in Front, and to attack them as soon as the Column of British Infantry should turn their Flank. Third Position of the Enemy, in discovering the Movement of the Columns of British Infantry to turn their Flank.

Route of the Columns of Infantry led by H. M. 76th Regiment; to turn the Enemy's Right Flank, but not being able to turn it, advanced upon their Lines CCC, which they broke and routed, taking their Guns, &c. &c. The British Infantry then drove the Enemy off, towards a small Mosque........... In the rear of the Village, about which the Enemy were met and charged by the British Cavalry in various Directions I. m. n. o....red lines.

H. M. 29th Light Dragoons who advanced and charged the Enemy's Cavalry at S on the on the Left Flank of the Column of British Infantry.

A Column of the Enemy's Baggage, Infantry, &c. &c. going off, but turned by the Charge of the British Cavalry, I. m. n. o.

Shows the Enemy completely broken and routed in various Directions. Two Thousand of the Enemy finding it impossible to succeed in their attempt to escape, threw down their Arms and surrendered themselves Prisoners, with Baggage and every thing belonging to the Enemy's Camp.

Encampment of the British Army after the Action. Left of the Line of Infantry at Lasswary; Right at Impury, or Sengrah, with the Cavalry thrown back on the Right towards the Nullah, and facing the Hills. A Battalion of Infantry left in charge of the Prisoners of War, who were all collected at the Village of Sajepoorah.

ESTIMATED STRENGTH OF SCINDIAH'S REGULAR INFANTRY,

Under the General Command of Mons. Perron, at the Commencement of the Month of June, 1803. (Taken from the Official Dispatches of the Commander in Chief.)

3d Brigade, Mons. Polhman....} With Scindiah

8

in the Decan.

5000 1000

6000

80

Corps under Mons. Dupont.... } With Scindiah

Major Brownrigg's Corps..
Begum Sumroo's Corps.

Late Filoze's Brigade, command-}

ed by Jean Baptiste

Ditto ditto,

5

2250 Ditto

2250

30

Ditto ditto,

4

2400 Ditto

2400

20

Ougein & the vicinity,

6

3000 Ditto

3000

60

REMARKS.

Ally Gools are generally Patans and Rohillas, armed with the
country Musquet or Matchlock, to which Mons. De Boigne
added a Bayonet. They also carry a Sword and Shield, are men
of tried courage and intrepidity, and are always employed on
services of danger. The 1st and 2d Brigades were in the Battle
of Delhi on the 11th September.

This Brigade was in the Battle of Assye on the 23d Sept. and
was reported to Mr. Stuart to have suffered so severely in killed,
wounded, and missing, as to be entirely annihilated.

In the Decan with Scindiah, but detached in July, 1803, to
Hindostan. This Brigade and Major Brownrigg's corps were
engaged with General Lake's army at Agra, and in the Battle
of Laswaree; Major Brownrigg was put into confinement by his
Troops, in order to prevent his joining General Lake.

This Brigade was not complete. Three of the corps were old
ones, and the remainder new. This Brigade was stationed at
Alyghur, Delhi, and Agra.

This Brigade was in the Battle of Assye.

Detached in July to Hindostan with the 4th Brigade.
In the Battle of Assye, 23d Sept. 1803.

Ambajee Inglia is one of Scindiah's principal Officers. He
was appointed successor to Mons. Perron in the command of the
army in Hindostan, and was detatched to Hindostan with his
corps, about the 1st of June, 1803. The strength of these Bat-
talions is taken from a return in 1802. There is however reason
to believe, that the corps have since been much increased.

The whole of the force stated in this estimate, is exclusive of the Troops employed in Garrisons, of irregular Infantry, Mewattees, &c. &c. the number of which is considerable.