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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 50.

50 SITABALDI neck of ground about 300 yards in length, that to the north being smaller than the other. Here during the night of November 26 and the following day they were attacked by the Nagpur troops, numbering r8,ooo men, of whom a fourth were Arabs, with 36 guns. Numerous charges were repulsed, until at 9 a.m. on the 27th the explosion of an ammunition cart threw the defenders of the smaller hill into' confusion, and it was carried by the enemy. The advantages afforded by the position to the British troops had now to a large extent been lost, the larger hill being within easy musket-range of the smaller. Officers and men were falling fast, and the enemy began to close in for a general assault on the position. At this critical moment the cavalry com- mander, Captain Fitzgerald, formed up his troops outside the Residency enclosure below the hill,', where they had been waiting, charged the enemy's horse and captuned a small battery. The dispirited infantry took heart on seeing this',, success, and the smaller hill was retaken by a combined effort. A second cavalry charge completed the discomfiture of the enemy, and by noon the battle was over. The British lost 367 killed and wounded. Inl, a few days the Resident was reinforced by fresh troops, and demanded the disbandment of the Nagpur army. Appa Sahib himself surrendered, but his troops prepared for resistance; and on December 16 was fought the battle of Nagpur over the ground lying between the Nag river, the Sakardara tank, and the Sonegaon road. The Maratha army was completely defeated and lost its whole camp with 4o elephants, i 1 guns in battery, and 23 in a neighbouring dep6t. The result of this battle was the cession of all the Nagpur territories north of the Narbada, and Northern Berar. Sitakund (i).-Hot springs in the head-quarters subdivision of Mon- ghyr District, Bengal, situated 4 miles east of Monghyr town. The springs, which are enclosed in masonry reservoirs, are visited by large numbers of pilgrims each ear, especially at the full moon of Magh. . Sitakund (a).-Village in the head-quarters subdivision of Chitta- gong District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in-22' 38'.N. and 9 i° 39'E., 24 miles north of Chittagong town. Population (1901), 1,329. It gives its name to a range lof hills running north from Chittagong town, which reaches its highest) elevation (1,155 feet) at Sitakund. In the vicinity are the famous temples of Sambhunath, Chandranath, Laban- akhya, and Barabakund, Which are picturesquely situated on hill-tops or in romantic glens, and are visited by pilgrims from all parts of Bengal. The largest gathering takes place at the Siva Chaturdasi festival, when some 20,0~,0o pilgrims assemble. The Puri Lodging- House Act is in force, and a good supply of drinking-water is provided. A feature of the locality is, the inflammable gas which issues from crevices in the rocks. There are some Buddhist remains which are held sacred by the hillmen.