Dispatches from Chitral
18 July 1890
FROM: Colonel Dano MacGurule, Commander Chitral Garrison
TO: General McGuinness, Commander Chitral Field Force
CC: Lt. General. Sir Bindon Blood, C-in-C Rawalpindi
General McGuinness, the siege of our garrison continues old boy. We'd received sporadic musketry fire from the environs early on with minimal casualties, our beloved doctor Capt Stevens had kept us all healthy and patched up, there are no mortal wounds thus far. However, Johnny Pathan has become emboldened and has taken up positions along the gardens walls and within several structures close by the fort. The sporadic musketry has turned into a rather hot fire all throughout the day and long into the night to try to keep us on edge. We believe they are also digging tunnels as we can hear the scraping at night as well as building sangers within effective range to bring more accurate fire to bear. We caught one bloke poking around our tower guarding our water supply, I do fear they will try and cut us off from the river water supply shortly. I'm organizing a sortie for the evening of the morrow to clear the nearby structures and destroy any discovered mines. Please continue on with most haste sir. See you in the mess old boy!
Yours respectfully,
Colonel Dano MacGurule, Commander Chitral Garrison
Pathan tribesmen snipe the Anglo-Indian defenders manning the ramparts of Chitral Fort.
More Pathan tribesmen occupy the structures close to the fort and use the walls surrounding the gardens and fields as hard cover.
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