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very heartily on all he had accomplished. 'Your operations,' he said, 'have been conducted with much skill, and I have reason to thank you for the manner in which you have executed the difficult tasks assigned to you by the Government of India.'
Sir George Whitlock also sent a message from Bánda: 'Really your motto seems to be Veni, Vidi, Vici, whilst my Second Brigade, with their snail's pace, has prevented me leaving this place.'
