They have never been of the slightest use.

In the last war they ran like sheep.
It is a fancy of the sultan's.

But, indeed, he can hardly expect men to fight who have been forced into the ranks, and made to accept Mohammedanism against their will.

Naturally they regard an invader, not as an enemy, but as a deliverer.
"Of course the sultan's idea was, that since the native troops, drilled and led by Englishmen, fought so well; the Chelahs, who were also drilled and led by Englishmen, would do the same.

But the Company's troops are willing soldiers, and it is the English leading, more than the English drill, that makes them fight.