Nevertheless, they show a magnificent contempt for danger and difficulty; and fight with a valour and determination worthy of the highest praise.
I have chosen, as an illustration of this, three campaigns; namely, the relief of Chitral, the Tirah campaign, and the relief of Coomassie.

The first two were conducted in a mountainous country, affording every advantage to the enemy; where passes had to be scaled, torrents to be forded, and deep snow to be crossed.

In the other, the country was a combination of morass and thick forest, frequently intersected by wide and deep rivers.

The work, moreover, had to be done in a tropical climate, during the rainy season.

The conditions, therefore, were much more trying than in the case of former expeditions which had crossed the same ground and, in addition, the enemy were vastly more numerous and more determined; and had, in recent years, mastered the art of building extremely formidable stockades.
The country has a right to be proud, indeed, of the prowess both of our own troops and of our native regiments.