"تاريخ البحرية الهندية. (١٦١٣- ١٨٦٣)." [‎٣‎٤‎٩] (٦٢٢/٣٦٨)

HISTORY OF THE INDIAN NAVY,
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Meanwhile, Sir James Outram had arrived from England,
and on the 17th of January, proceeded with his staff to the
Persian Gulf on board the ' Serairamis.' The transports had
returned to Bombay in large numbers, and, with fourteen addi
tional ships,* commenced embarking the Second Division of the
Army, consisting of the 78th Highlanders, 26th and 23rd
Bombay Native Infantry, a Light Infantry Battalion, specially
organized, of eight hundred men; 14th Dragoons, 1st Scinde
Horse, a troop of Horse Artillery, and two Light Field Bat
teries. This division, organized into two brigades, was placed
under the command of Brigadier-General Henry Havelock, C.B.,
of the 13th Regiment Light Infantry, an officer to whom
mio-ht be applied the description Homer puts into the mouth of
Minerva when upbraiding the valiant Diomedes :—
" Whose little body lodged a mightj mind!"
Under Government Orders of the 13th of January, the
Expeditionary Field Force, Lieatenant-General Sir James
Outram, K.C.B., in command, was divided into two Divisions,
under Generals Stalker, C.B., and Havelock, GB.; Brigadier-
General John Jacob, C.B., commanding the Cavalry Division.
Colonel (now General Sir) Edward Lugard, C.B., of the 29th
Regiment, was Chief of the Staff, and the Brigadiers were
General Stalker's Division, Brigadiers N. Wilson, K.H., and
R. W. Honner; Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. Trevelyan, Artillery,
and Lieutenant-Colonel Tapp, Cavalry. Second, or General
Havelock's, Division, Brigadiers W. Hamilton, and J. Hale;
Lieutenant-Colonel G. Hutt, C.B., Artillery, and Colonel C.
Stewart, Cavalry. Among the officers of the Head-Quarter
Staff was Lieutenant W. Pengelley, I.N., appointed to the Land
Transport Corps, under Major Curtis, at the express request of
Sir James Outram, who wrote, saying he considered his services
"indispensable." Here Lieutenant Pengelley's experience in
the Crimean War made him of great value.
On the 28th of January the 6 Ferooz'arrived at Bombay,
towing two transports from Bushire, and sailed again on the
9th of February. The 6 Semiramis'arrived at Bushire on the
26th of January, with Sir J. Outram, who marched inland on
the 3rd of February with his entire force—except a small
detachment, assisted by a party of seamen from the ships-of-
war to work the guns—and, on the 5th, occupied the enemy's
entrenchments at Boorazjoon, about forty-six miles from
Bushire, without opposition. The return march was com
menced on the 7th, and, on the following morning, the two
* The following were the fourteen additional transports:—' Ocean Monarch,'
' Hamoody/ 'Nadir Shah,' 'Golden Era,' ' Fazl Kereem,' 'Lord G-eor^e Ben-
tmck,' 'Carmenta,' 'Hibemia,' 'Eliza,' 'Saldanha/ 'Eaby Castle,' 'Belgravia,'
1 Tornado,' and ' Thomas Campbell.'
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