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'''This event was part of the [[2nd Maratha War]]'''
'''Lt-Colonel Monson's advance and retreat''' was part of the [[2nd Maratha War]].
 
== Summary ==
== Summary ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Lake,_1st_Viscount_Lake General Lord Lake] wanted to contain the forces of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashwantrao_Holkar Jaswant Rao Holkar] in Malwa and ordered [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018993/ Lt-Colonel William Monson] with five battalions of native troops to guard the Bundi and Lasheri passes. Encouraged by local support at Kotah, Monson advanced further south extending his lines of communication and supply. He was hoping to meet up with Colonel Murray moving north with a force from General Wellesley's army. Unable to make contact with Murray and realising the threat from Holkar's forces, Monson decided to retreat. He was harried all the way back to Kotah, lost considerable numbers of men and much baggage at the Mej and Bunaas River crossings, and finally straggled back to Agra a defeated rabble. Of the more than 10,000 in Monson's original force, only a few hundred survived. <br>
[[Gerard Lake|General Gerard Lake]] wanted to contain the forces of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yashwantrao_Holkar Jaswant Rao Holkar] in Malwa and ordered [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101018993/ Lt-Colonel William Monson] with five battalions of native troops to guard the Bundi and Lasheri passes. Encouraged by local support at [[Kotah]], Monson advanced further south extending his lines of communication and supply. He was hoping to meet up with Colonel Murray moving north with a force from [[Arthur Wellesley|General Arthur Wellesley]]'s army. Unable to make contact with Murray and realising the threat from Holkar's forces, Monson decided to retreat to the Mokandara Pass. His rearguard of  2,000 cavalry and 500 Rajputs under Captain Lucan was annihilated by Holkar's 20,000 horse. Monson was harried all the way to Kotah where he was denied assistance by the Rajah. He lost considerable numbers of men and much baggage at the Mej and Bunaas River crossings, and finally arrived back at [[Agra]] with a defeated rabble. Of the more than 10,000 in Monson's original force, only a few hundred survived.


== Field Force ==
== Field Force ==
'''Monson's Detachment'''<br>
'''Monson's Detachment'''
*2nd Btn 2nd Bengal Native Infantry
*2nd Btn [[2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Bengal Native Infantry]]
*2nd Btn [[8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|8th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col Patrick Don
*2nd Btn [[8th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|8th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col Patrick Don
*1st & 2nd Btn [[12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|12th Bengal Native Infantry]]
*1st & 2nd Btn [[12th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|12th Bengal Native Infantry]]
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:*Ten 6-pounders
:*Ten 6-pounders
:*Six galloper guns
:*Six galloper guns
*3,000 Irregular Horse under Lt Lucan, 74th Regt
*3,000 Irregular Horse under Lt Lucan, [[74th Regiment of Foot|74th Regiment]]
*1,500 Maratha Horse under Bapuji Sindhia
*1,500 Maratha Horse under Bapuji Sindhia
'''Reinforcements from Agra'''<br>
'''Reinforcements from Agra'''
*2nd Btn [[9th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|9th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col M'Culloch
* [[1st Regiment of Brahman Infantry|2nd Btn 9th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col M'Culloch
*1st Btn [[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col Ashe
*1st Btn [[14th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|14th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col Ashe
*A body of Irregular Horse
*A body of Irregular Horse
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Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/242/mode/1up Gerard Lake (1744-1808)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/296/mode/1up Wiliam Monson (1760-1807)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/296/mode/1up William Monson (1760-1807)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/445/mode/1up Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)]<br>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060206050655/defencejournal.com/2000/jan/dehli-campaign.htm The Delhi Campaign] Article by Maj Agha Humayun Amin<br>
[http://www.napoleon-series.org/military/battles/c_monson.html Monson's Retreat] www.napoleon-series.org<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GrICAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA121&dq=Delhi+Campaign+1857&as_brr=3#v=onepage&q=Delhi%20Campaign%201857&f=false 1st Bengal European Fusiliers in the Delhi Campaign] Google Books<br>
 
[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00maplinks/colonial/delhi1857/delhi1857max.jpg Map of Delhi 1857-58] www.columbia.edu<br>
=== Historical Books on-line ===
[http://books.google.com/books?id=VfgdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA295&dq=Siege+of+Delhi:+Final+Operations%2BAnson%2BReed%2BWilson%2BBarnard&ei=f0PDSueDGYmONfbWjOID#v=onepage&q=Siege%20of%20Delhi%3A%20Final%20Operations%2BAnson%2BReed%2BWilson%2BBarnard&f=false Siege of Delhi] Google Books
[http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924064123262#page/n303/mode/2up/ Monson's Advance and Retreat] www.archive.org
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|      Delhi Campaign]]
 
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Lt-Colonel Monson's advance and retreat was part of the 2nd Maratha War.

Summary

General Gerard Lake wanted to contain the forces of Jaswant Rao Holkar in Malwa and ordered Lt-Colonel William Monson with five battalions of native troops to guard the Bundi and Lasheri passes. Encouraged by local support at Kotah, Monson advanced further south extending his lines of communication and supply. He was hoping to meet up with Colonel Murray moving north with a force from General Arthur Wellesley's army. Unable to make contact with Murray and realising the threat from Holkar's forces, Monson decided to retreat to the Mokandara Pass. His rearguard of 2,000 cavalry and 500 Rajputs under Captain Lucan was annihilated by Holkar's 20,000 horse. Monson was harried all the way to Kotah where he was denied assistance by the Rajah. He lost considerable numbers of men and much baggage at the Mej and Bunaas River crossings, and finally arrived back at Agra with a defeated rabble. Of the more than 10,000 in Monson's original force, only a few hundred survived.

Field Force

Monson's Detachment

  • Two 12-pounders
  • Ten 6-pounders
  • Six galloper guns
  • 3,000 Irregular Horse under Lt Lucan, 74th Regiment
  • 1,500 Maratha Horse under Bapuji Sindhia

Reinforcements from Agra

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Gerard Lake (1744-1808)
William Monson (1760-1807)
Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)

External Links

Monson's Retreat www.napoleon-series.org

Historical Books on-line

Monson's Advance and Retreat www.archive.org

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