'Selections from the Records of the Bombay Government' [‎190] (232/733)

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answer to th.. summons, the Beni Boo Ali stated they were readv ,
comply with the eonditions proposed, except the one stfpulatingt/,,, 0
surrender of their arras. This modification, however was not n i !
.o an d the heavy gU ns and stores being .eft in the enTrench d
.he combined forces, consisting of four guns, 380 sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. , and 2 OOn
men belong.ng to the Iraaum, raoved the next raormng oward!'!!!
enemy s town, which was situated with its back to a deep date l ve
tound which it was necessary to defile in order to get at the assailabl'
front, which looked towards the sandy plain, and was protected by
1st ban n 9 ar " VIn S Wlthin si g ht "f'he town, the light infantry of the
1st battalion 2nd regiment, which had headed the column in extended
el ' 0i f ned Jts fire ' and be g an 'o fall back, and soon after the enemy
ppeared in motion on the top of some elevated ground, with the
apparent design of turning the right flank. The officer commanding
mmediately directed the troops to form column of sections to the riehf
so as to present a new front, parallel to the enemy's attack, aud then to
charge bayonets. Some hesitation on the part of the sepoys Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. is asserted
a\e been displayed at this momentin obeying the last order anH
the only course left, they were directed to fiL^hLh ^
immediately after, on the enemy being within twenty yards of the
me, they are alleged by the commanding officer to have turned about
and thrown themselyes on the Imaum's troops in the rear. These soon
gave way and the whole took to flight, being pursued by "e
witZ which r ti0n ^ ,he en ; renched Cam P at Boo Hussain,
ithin which the remnants of the force were collected. Nearly
was cut un . deta ° hment ac| o all y engaged in the action
as up, together with all their officers, with the exception of
two one of Whom afterwards died of his wounds. The Imaum was
SO t irougi the hand in endeavouring to save an artilleryman, and
z d r p ' f ay t d great coo,ness and coura ^
Beni Boo Hn "T" 7 the nisht U P 0n the Po^'ion at
Bern Boo Hussam was repulsed, but the commanding officer, finding it
could not be maintained, directed the remains of the detachment to
retreat upon Muskat, where they arrived on the 17th November 1820
e whole of the proceedings of the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in respect to
rt.s disastrous expedition were entirely disapproved of by the Govern-
7: A 16 SUP r rt 0f OUr nati0nal chai - acter ' the maintenance
send unl l [ enCe f ln 16 , Ulf 0f PerS ' a ' " Was oousidered necessary to
order m ^ 1X6 " ,l ' e command of Major General Smith, in
BenTC A 7Ce W Thi!d HiShneSS - th !, '"T'" ^ PUnishi *^ ,he
division arrived before the capital of the
A. D. 1821. tnbe ln question on the 2nd March 1821, and
after repulsing a very sharp attack of the enemy