'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎287] (317/481)

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any forage being brought in. Captain Brown proceeded
with a detachment to turn the water on again, which he
succeeded in doing after a slight skirmish, in which a few
of the mountaineers were killed ; he then remained at the
spring all day, by which time a large pit close to Deyra had
become filled with water, so that the shutting off the water,
if repeated, could give no further annoyance for many days
to come.
Next day, a party consisting of one hundred and fifty
infantry under Captain Raitt, and one hundred of the Sind
Irregular 1 Torse under Lieutenant Clarke, proceeded with
all the camels of the detachment to some fields, about seven
miles west of Deyra, to bring in forage.
This was too tempting an opportunity for the Boogtees
to lose; they accordingly assembled in great numbers in
the hills at a place called Tructnee, close to the spot, and
the camels had hardly been loaded with forage when, the
mountaineers, outnumbering the British detachment in the
proportion of five to one, came down sword in hand and
with loud shouts on 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. . Captain Raitt, an excel
lent and stout-hearted officer, received them with a rapid
and well-sustained fire; but, unchecked by the musketry,
the swordsmen rushed on, and were not ten yards from the
bayonets of the infantry when Clarke let loose his horsemen :
in an instant the mountaineers were broken, struck down,
trampled under foot, and compelled to flight; seventy-nine
of them were killed, a great many more wounded, but the
remainder found safe refuge in their hills, and the horsemen
were recalled. The loss on the British side was trifling:
three men of the infantry were killed, and nine or ten
wounded, some of them severely; of the horsemen one only
was slain, but many were wounded, including their gallant
leader Lieutenant Clarke. There were three leaders of the