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Description: | correspondence relating to Lieutenant Walter Beale of the 10th Regiment of Foot; relates to the Indian Mutiny
'the Sikhs have refused all terms offered them...so there is no doubt about us having to engage soon'; 'if we should happen to have a fight I have not the least doubt that we shall distinguish ourselves, as there is not one single Regiment to be compared with the 10th, if they were only properly commanded, which I am sorry to say, we are not'
reports that he passed over the battalefield of Moodkee (18 December 1845) a fortnight after the action 'it certainly was not a very plesent sight, the field was covered with dead horses, camels, Sikhs and some few of our men, but of course most of these had been buried, but we found one or two fellows whom we had to bury again. We arrived about a week ago where the whole Army is assembled. We are within 4 miles of the Sutlej where the Sikhs are in innumerable numbers' Commander in Chief's Camp, Banks of the Sutlej, 15 January 1846
written by J.G.Inglis MD Assistant Surgeon, 10th Foot, to the brother of Lieutenant Walter Beale. Informs him of the death of Lieutenant Walter Beale at the battle of Sobraon on 10th February 1846. Meerut, 17th February 1846
from R.C.Kirby of the War Office to W.S. Beale Esquire of Gloucester Cottage, Windsor. 'I am directed to transmit herewith the Sutlej Medal awarded to the late Lieutenant Beale of the 10th Regiment...' 9th November 1849 | Subjects: | Correspondence Military | Temporal: | 1845 - 1849 | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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