The troops were being worn out by constant sanguinary combats, and the attacks to which they were exposed required every soul in camp to repel them.

It was never certain where the enemy intended to strike, and it was only by the most constant vigilance that their intentions could be ascertained, and the men were being incessantly withdrawn during the scorching heat of the day from one place to another.
General Barnard concluded as follows: 'You may ask why we engage in these constant combats.

The reason simply is that when attacked we must defend ourselves, and that to secure our camp, our hospitals, our stores, etc., every living being has to be employed.

The whole thing is too gigantic for the force brought against it.' Soon after Barnard wrote these lines reinforcements began to arrive, and our position was gradually improved.

By the 3rd July the following troops had reached Delhi: four Horse Artillery guns (two British and two Native), a detachment of European Foot Artillery, the Head-Quarters of Her Majesty's 8th and 61st Foot, one squadron of the 5th Punjab Cavalry, the 1st Punjab Infantry, and some newly-raised Sikh Sappers and Artillery.