been educated in government institutions, were practicing in Murree, and were employed by the government. The British suspected that the tribesmen were expecting support from their Hindustani allies, so in addition to the doctors, several domestic servants were seized and punished. An urgent request was sent to troops in Hazara to reinforce Murree, and Major Beecher sent every available man from Abbottabad to Murree. However, the British troops in Murree had managed to secure the station and beat off the attack before the arrival of reinforcements arrived. Although the British had managed to repulse the attack on Murree town, two neighboring heights were held by the tribesmen. The British in Murree were unable to send men to tackle the tribesmen in the hills as these were needed for the defense. For the whole of 2 September 1857 the heights around Murree were held by the tribesmen. It was not until 3 September with the arrival of reinforcements that the tribesmen were repulsed from the hills. The reinforcements themselves were almost ambushed. They had to cross difficult country full or morasses and defiles. The tribesmen belonging from various tribes of Murree who had scattered into the forest laid an ambush to cut them off; However, the road on which the trap was laid became impassable from the rains. The force turned off, and not until it had passed the ambush spot. Murree was garrisoned with extra troops and supplies of food; the British then burnt the rebellious villages, confiscated cattle and men were seized. Aftermath The rebels were betrayed and punishment laid; Sardar Sherbaz Khan Abbasi's eight sons were blasted by cannon fire in Murree and Sardar Sherbaz Khan Abbasi was hanged until death. See also Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal References Murree Murree Rawalpindi District Murree