CORYGAUM, a stnall village on the left bank of the Bid= river, half -Way between Poona and Seroor on the Gor-naddi. It is memorable for the defence made on the 1st of January 1819, by a small body of Madras artillery and native infantry about 500 strong, against the entire army of Baji Rao, Peshwa. About 4000 Arabs continued the attack from daybreak till dark. Surgeon, afterwards Sir James Wylie, of the Madras Medical Department, greatly aided in their repulse. Captain Staunton of the Bombay army, with the 2d battalion of the 1st Bombay Native Infantry,mustering 600 bayonets, 26 of the Madras Artillery under Lieut. Chisholm, and 300 Auxiliary Ilorse under Lieut. Swanston, in all 926 strong, on New Year's eve were ordered to Poona to join Colonel Burr's brigade. On New Year's morning of 1818, as he approached Corygaum, he saw the army of the Peshwa, consisting of 20,000 horse and 8000 foot, covering the plain beyond. Both
parties made a rush to seize the village, but entered it together at different ends. All day long the strife was kept up, fresh bodies of Arabs coining frorn the enemy to take the place of those who fell. Of the eight officers, Lieutenants T. Pattin son and Chisholm and Dr. Wingate were killed or mortally wounded. Captain Staunton and Dr. Wylie were amongst those who survived, but 175 had fallen. The E. I. Conipany voted Captain Staunton a purse of 500 guineas and a sword of honour, and afterwards erected a granite obelisk, 70 feet in height, with the names of all the brave men who fell, engraved on it in English, Persian, and Mahratta. Assistant-Surgeon Wylie was after wards created a K.C.B.