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was also in the latter ship, but belonged then, I think, to
No, 4. Lieut. Mackesey was acting Adjutant, and Lieut.
Allen acting Quartermaster, of Major Butt's detachment.
Some changes must have been made before we reached
Lucknow. During the campaign, Lieuts. Allen and Cleather
were in No. 2, and, I think, Lieut. F. P. Campbell in No. 5,
and Lieut. De Carteret in No. 7.
Sergt. Davie belonged to No. 6 Company, and the name
of Sergt. Humble, drill instructor, should be added.
Page 7 of book (p. 66}, of magazine).—Ens. Lord Louth
was left sick at Calcutta, and subsequently sent home.
Capt. Turner was sent back to Calcutta from Raneegunge
sick, but re-joined the regiment before the operations at
Lucknow commenced. Capt. C. Macdougal, of the Bengal
army, was attached as interpreter.
Two privates of the regiment died in Fort William, Cal-
cutta, late in the evening before we proceeded to Raneegunge
; one of them was Pte. Daniel Grant, Grens., a man
of 6 ft. i^ in., and 18 years' service, one of the finest men
in the regiment. I distinctly remember being at his funeral
at Raneegunge, the first I attended in the 79th.
During the transit by bullock train to Benares and
Allahabad, No. 3 and 4 Companies, under Capt. Percival,
a
escorted treasure from Raneegunge to Benares ; and
68-pounder gun, drawn by natives, from Benares to
Allahabad. Nos. 5 and 6 Companies, under Capt. Miller,
and the Colours of the
escorted treasure and ammunition ;
regiment were especially committed by Col. Douglas to the
charge of Ensigns Dougal and Kerr, with strict orders that
they were never both to be absent, or out of sight of them.
The Colours were made fast to the bullock-cart of Col.the
two young officers and a party of
Sergt. Gilchrist ; and
No. 6 were to take it in turns to ride in that cart and the
one immediately in rear ; the treasure and ammunition were
between the two companies. No. 5 bringing up the rear.
Before reaching Benares Ensign Dougal was accidentally
shot in the feet and ankles by a native who was taking a