No tactics can altogether shield men from bullets. Those serene
critics who note the errors, and forget the difficulties, who judge in
safety of what was done in danger, and from the security of peace,
pronounce upon the conduct of war, should remember that the spectacle of
a General, wounded, his horse shot, remaining on the field with the last
unit, anxious only for the safety of his soldiers, is a spectacle not
unworthy of the pages of our military history.
The depression, caused by the loss of amiable and gallant comrades, was
dispelled by the prospects of immediate action. Sir Bindon Blood, whose
position at Nawagai was now one of danger, sent the brigadier, instead
of reinforcements, orders to vigorously prosecute the operations against
the tribesmen, and on the morning of the 18th the force moved to attack
the village of Domodoloh, which the 38th Dogras had found so strongly
occupied on the 16th. Again the enemy were numerous. Again they adopted
their effective tactics; but this time no chances were given them.
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