Iamnotgoingtogivehereanaccountofmymilitaryservices；
theywillappearinmygreatnationalautobiography，infortyvolumes，whichIamnowpreparingforthepress。IwaswithmyregimentinallWellesley’sbrilliantcampaigns；thentakingdawk，Itravelledacrossthecountrynorth-eastward，andhadthehonoroffightingbythesideofLordLakeatLaswaree，Deeg，Furruckabad，Futtyghur，andBhurtpore:butIwillnotboastofmyactions——themilitarymanknowsthem，MYSOVEREIGNappreciatesthem。IfaskedwhowasthebravestmanoftheIndianarmy，thereisnotanofficerbelongingtoitwhowouldnotcryatonce，GAHAGAN。Thefactis，I
wasdesperate:Icarednotforlife，deprivedofJuliaJowler。
WithJulia’sstonylookseverbeforemyeyes，herfather’ssternrefusalinmyears，Ididnotcare，atthecloseofthecampaign，againtoseekhercompanyortopressmysuit。Wewereeighteenmonthsonservice，marchingandcountermarching，andfightingalmosteveryotherday:totheworldIdidnotseemaltered；buttheworldonlysawtheface，andnotthesearedandblightedheartwithinme。Myvalor，alwaysdesperate，nowreachedtoapitchofcruelty；Itorturedmygroomsandgrass-cuttersforthemosttriflingoffenceorerror，——Ineverinactionsparedaman，——I
shearedoffthreehundredandnineheadsinthecourseofthatsinglecampaign。