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148 Twenty-five pieces of artillery were the fruits of his pursuit, as well as the total dispersion of the enemy.

Thus ended on June 20th, 1858, the taking of Gwalior. The operations were briefly summed up by Sir Hugh Rose in a despatch to the Government of India, dated October 13th, 1858, in which the General wrote: — 'As the commander of the troops engaged, it is my duty to say that although a most arduous campaign had impaired the health and strength of my force, their discipline, devotion, and courage remained unvarying and unshaken; enabling them to make a very rapid march in summer-heat to Gwalior; fight and gain two actions on the road, one at Morár Cantonments, the other at Kotah-ki-Sarai; arrive, from great distances and by bad roads, at their posts before Gwalior on the day appointed, the 19th of June; and on that same day carry by assault all the enemy's positions on strong heights and in most difficult ground; taking one battery after another, 27 pieces of artillery in the action, 25 in the pursuit, besides the guns in the fort, the old city, the new city, and finally the rock of Gwalior, held to be one of the most important and strongest fortresses in India. I