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The Cameron HigJUanders. 37
fowling-piece, which was unfortunately loaded, out of a
buggy. In consequence, the sole special charge of the
Colours rested on Ensign Kerr, a lad of 19, until the
detachment reached Benares. Lieut. Dougal was left there
for a short time on the sick-list.
Page 8 of book (p. 665 of magazine).—Ensign Clay
joined the regiment at Oonao, between Cawnpore and
Lucknow. He had been at the School of Musketry at
Hythe, and came out overland. Subsequently, on Lieut.
Walker being employed as Orderly Officer to Brigadier
Douglas, he was appointed /Acting Instructor of Musketry.
Page 15 of book (p. 723 of magazine).—The horses of
*' the Bays" in their excitement fairly ran away with their
riders : and in consequence, both Major Percy Smith and
the Sergt.-Major were carried into the enemies' ranks, and
lost their lives.
Page 16 of book (p. 724 of magazine).— I have received
many interesting details of the part taken at Lucknow by
No. 6 Company from Mr W. J. Kerr, then an Ensign in
that company. On the evening of the 8th of March part of
No. 6, under Lieut. Durant and Ensign Kerr, were on out-
lying picquet near the river and the racecourse as a covering
party to sappers constructing a battery, and were much
exposed to the fire of the enemy's guns on the other side
of the river. They were relieved about sunset by a picquet
of the I St Bengal Fusiliers, and Ensign Kerr warned the
officer in command to move his men from the spot where
he halted, as several shot had lighted there. He took the
hint, and moved his men under cover only just in time.
The 79th men remained all night in support, and the
following morning, under Lieut. Durant, joined Nos. 3 and 4
Companies, under Capt. Percival, in the attack on the
" Yellow Bungalow." This building was the stand on the
racecourse, situate about 300 yards from the river, not far
from the point of the arrow, which indicates the points of
the compass on the plan, but of course on the other side of
the river, and about 500 yards from the Battery marked