CHAPTER XVI

THE FIGHT AT TIKMADASH

Treachery of our irregulars--Turkish machine gun in the village--Headquarters under fire--Native levies break and bolt--British force withdrawn--Turks proclaim a Holy War--Cochrane's demonstration--In search of the missing force--Natives mutiny--A quick cure for "cholera"--A Turkish patrol captured--Meeting with Cochrane--A forced retreat--Our natives desert--A difficult night march--Arrival at Turkmanchai--Turks encircling us--A fresh retirement