Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras European Regiment: Containing an Account of the Establishment of Independent Companies in 1645; Their Formation Into a Regiment in 1748; and Its Subsequent Services to 1842Smith, Elder, 1843 - 575 pages |
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Page ix
... carried a sword , and those with fire- arms a dagger , the handle of which was made to fit when required into the muzzle of the musket . Bandoleers were used for the carriage of the ammu- nition , and a proportion of the largest and ...
... carried a sword , and those with fire- arms a dagger , the handle of which was made to fit when required into the muzzle of the musket . Bandoleers were used for the carriage of the ammu- nition , and a proportion of the largest and ...
Page x
... carried hand- grenades , and were subsequently called grenadiers . In 1686 , bayonets , of nearly the present pattern , were introduced instead of the daggers , and a com- pany of infantry consisted of sixty men , forty - six of whom ...
... carried hand- grenades , and were subsequently called grenadiers . In 1686 , bayonets , of nearly the present pattern , were introduced instead of the daggers , and a com- pany of infantry consisted of sixty men , forty - six of whom ...
Page 6
... carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the same time bom- barded the town , and destroyed more than five hundred houses , besides a great many of the inhabi- tants killed and wounded ...
... carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the same time bom- barded the town , and destroyed more than five hundred houses , besides a great many of the inhabi- tants killed and wounded ...
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... carried away Chundah Saib prisoner . The Home Government , about the beginning of the year , sent out more recruits from England , and directed the Governor of Madras to put the fort in the best posture of defence , and give ...
... carried away Chundah Saib prisoner . The Home Government , about the beginning of the year , sent out more recruits from England , and directed the Governor of Madras to put the fort in the best posture of defence , and give ...
Page 21
... carried the intrenchment ; but , whilst proceeding to the breach , the cavalry again charged , and were suffered to approach within fourteen paces before fire was opened upon them , when they were nearly all destroyed . The fort was ...
... carried the intrenchment ; but , whilst proceeding to the breach , the cavalry again charged , and were suffered to approach within fourteen paces before fire was opened upon them , when they were nearly all destroyed . The fort was ...
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