He died accordingly.] [Footnote 5: Now General Sir AEneas Perkins, K.C.B.] [Footnote 6: The strength of this battalion had now dwindled down to 348 men.] [Footnote 7: Now Major-General Channer, V.C., C.B.] [Footnote 8: I had six orderlies attached to me--two Sikhs, two Gurkhas, and two Pathans.

The Sikhs and Gurkhas never left me for a day during the two years I was in Afghanistan.

The Pathans behaved equally well, but they fell sick, and had to be changed more than once.

Whenever I emerged from my tent, two or more of the orderlies appeared and kept close by me.

They had always good information as to what was going on, and I could generally tell whether there was likely to be trouble or not by the number in attendance; they put themselves on duty, and decided how many were required.