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492 exiled monarch on his throne, and thus render the strong country of Affghanistan friendly, and a sure bulwark against all attacks from the westward. In pursuance of these views, a treaty between the three parties was signed at Lahore on the 26th of June, 1838.

The military preparations consequent on these diplomatic arrangements were on a scale commensurate with the magnitude of the objects in view. Bengal and Bombay were each to furnish a portion of the British force, and the command of the whole was to be intrusted to Sir Henry Fane, Commander-in-Chief in India. The Bengal contingent consisted of two troops of Horse and three companies of Foot Artillery, under the command of Brigadier Graham. The cavalry brigade, under Brigadier Arnold, was formed of her Majesty's 16th Lancers, and the 2nd and 3rd Light Cavalry. One division of infantry (three brigades) was commanded by Sir Willoughby Cotton; and another, of two brigades, by Major-General Duncan. The first brigade consisted of her Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, and the 16th and 48th Native Infantry, under Brigadier Sale; the second, commanded by Major-General Nott, comprised the 2nd, 31st, 42nd, and 43rd regiments of Native Infantry; the third, under Brigadier Dennis, comprehended the Buffs and the 3rd and 27th Native Infantry; the fourth brigade, composed of the Bengal European regiment, and the 35th and 37th Native Infantry, was under Brigadier Roberts; and the fifth, comprising the 5th, 28th, and 53rd regiments of Native Infantry, under Brigadier Worsley. An Engineer department, under Captain George Thompson, was provided, together with two companies of Sappers and Miners, native soldiers, with European non-commissioned officers. The equipment of this force was completed by a siege-train of four 18-pounders, two 8-inch and two 5½-inch mortars, with two spare howitzers.

The Bombay force, under Sir John Keane, the Commander-in-Chief at that presidency, consisted of two troops of Horse and two companies of Foot Artillery,