THE CHITRAL CAMPAIGN.
lieceieed April 27, OAS a.m. Calcutta, April 26.
It is considered that tho heroic dofenco of Oliitral is almost, comparable to the defence of Lucknow. The Mullahs are still preaching resistance, and tho military operations will therefore bo continued. Dr Robertson is rapidly mending. Eeceiucd April 27,10.35 it.in. Calcutta, April 26,
The Chitral beseigers held tho gardea forty yards from the gate of fort, but tiie British smartly repulsed thorn. It was in this sortie that Captain Baird received his fatal wound. After he fell Surgeon Whitchurch carried him to shelter, and although repeatedly surrounded by rebels, thedoctor gallantly fought his way back to the fort with hie dying comrade. The survivors gire thrilling details of tho seige,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5011, 27 April 1895, Page 2
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121THE CHITRAL CAMPAIGN. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5011, 27 April 1895, Page 2
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