CHITRAL AND THE N.W. FRONTIER CAMPAIGN. 482 in the tope, whence they kept up a heavy fire on theenemy. He arrived just in time to check the enemyas they were preparing to rush these twoofficers. MacLean brought three sowars on with him, two of whom had their horses shot under them. Meanwhile Adams and Fincastle had been carrying Greaves nearer the tope. MacLean was shot through both thighs as he was helping Fincastle to lift Greaves's body on to his horse. Adams and Fincastle then got safelyto the topewiththedismountedsowars, who supported the bodies of MacLean and Greaves on MacLean's horse. This tope was held for a quarter of an hour until theinfantry arrived."

Fincastle. Adams tried to let Palmer know that he was making for the tope, but seeing his colonel coming on with the squadron behind him, the captain thought they were going to charge, and,accompanied by Greaves,he rodeat a group of tribesmen whowere clustered round a couple of banners. They were received with a volley. Greaves fell wounded;Palmer's horse waskilled,andstrugglingtohisfeet he stoodsword inhand, waitingfor the rush of the enemy,with whom, in another moment,he was fighting hand to hand. What then happened is told by an officer attached to the expedition:— " Colonel Adams called out 'Follow me! ' and he and VISCOUNT FINCASTLE, V LIEUTENANT G. W. COSTELLO, V.C. (p. 471) Photo: Dickinson ess Foster,A'ew BondStreet, tl'.) (Photo :F.Fall,Bayswa'er.)

Fincastle went straight for Greaves, who was There was no more fighting after this skirmish,the enemybeing everywherein full retreat in the hills. MacLean died almost immediately of loss of blood, the big arteries beingsevered by the bullet. It wasofficially announced that ifhe had survived he would have been awarded the Victoria Cross. This coveted decoration was given to Adams and Fincastle. General Blood had on the day after the action attached Fincastle to the Guides' Cavalry as an immediate recognitionof his gallantry.

now surrounded by ghazis. Fincastle's horse waskilled a fewyards off, andhe ran up on soot, Colonel Adams having ahead}- got up. The latter dismounted,but Fincastle shouted to him to get up again, wdaich he did, while Fincastle tried to get Greaves, who was still alive, on to Adams's horse. The ghazis poured in a heavy fire, and Adams's horse was wounded, while Greaves was shot deadin Fincastle's arms as he was being lifted, and the hitter's scabbard was smashed by a bullet. Two sowars (troopers) had meanwhile ridden out to Palmer's assistance, who wasseverely wounded,and got him back to the tope. These two sowars then came en to help Adams and Fincastle— on whom the ghazis were closing— and one had his horse killed. Lieutenant MacLean came out a minute later, havingdismounted the remainder ofthe squadron Next day the brigade continued itsmarch up the Swat Valley,moving through country that had hitherto been almost unvisited by Europeans, and was left as a blank on the maps o* India. But the tribes of the district had fought their fight and accepted their defeat. In the course of the week after Landaki theybegan to send in delegates to make their peace with the