certificate, which was presented to him, at a parade of the whole regiment, by his commanding officer.
This was the first occasion on which I had had under me men of the native army of India, and my respect for their endurance, their devotion and loyalty, and discipline, was founded then, and has only increased as I have had the opportunity of knowing them better. Gurkhas, Pathans, or Sikhs, they are all ready to stand by a British officer to the last and they are men of whom any leader might be proud.
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