Sir,—I have the honour to report for the information of the Commandant, that pursuant to orders the troop of Rangers paraded at the main guard at 3.90 p.m. on April 13 and marched under my command on Took Wang Shan (strength 2s per margin—1 captain, 2 cornet:, 20 rank and file) which place v: hed at 7.30 p-m. the same day. I immediately reported my arrival to the officer commanding the Chinese troops and was directed to occupy an empty stockade when I picketed the horses, Crargixc Tae Squares.
At 10 a.m. the following day the Rangers were brigaded with the Chinese troops for drill under Major Jebb, 67th Regt., and having marched past at a walk and trot, and executed a few simple brigade movements we took up a position as enemies to the Chinese troops. Major Jebb commenced the action by throwing out a cloud of skirmiers, to meet which I ordered a division to the front in skirmishing order under the command of Cornet Smith, which by dint of dashing riding almost succeeded in cutting off the skirmishers before they could form squares, whereupon I ordered the reserve division, which was kept well in hand qnd admirably led by Cornet Lloyd, to charge the squares, The reserve charged vigorously and steadily, and piercing the hastily formed squares of skirmishers rode on to where Major Jebb had formed his reserves in squares of battalions. Cornet Smith's division being by this time formed in close order I led the Rangers to the charge in open column of Divisions. The enemies' reserves remaining unbroken after three or four vigorous charges, I sounded the recall, and this concluded the day's drill.
the following day and marched on The troop paraded at 5.20
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