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 20
... fire from the enemy , answered by the battering guns and field - pieces not embarked . The troops , on landing , soon cleared the thickets in front of them , and in less than two hours the remainder of the force had been conveyed across ...
... fire from the enemy , answered by the battering guns and field - pieces not embarked . The troops , on landing , soon cleared the thickets in front of them , and in less than two hours the remainder of the force had been conveyed across ...
Page 21
... fire was opened upon them , when they were nearly all destroyed . The fort was immediately carried , the garrison escaping by the opposite gateway . The enemy suffered severely ; the battalion lost thirty men . After a few days spent in ...
... fire was opened upon them , when they were nearly all destroyed . The fort was immediately carried , the garrison escaping by the opposite gateway . The enemy suffered severely ; the battalion lost thirty men . After a few days spent in ...
Page 32
... fire from matchlocks and arrows , and appeared prepared to defend the intrenchment with spears , and all other kinds of weapons . Ninety of the Europeans being rendered hors de combat with wounds , and four killed , 32 SERVICES OF THE.
... fire from matchlocks and arrows , and appeared prepared to defend the intrenchment with spears , and all other kinds of weapons . Ninety of the Europeans being rendered hors de combat with wounds , and four killed , 32 SERVICES OF THE.
Page 34
... fire to . The French and Chundah Saib's army were afterwards brought to action , in a distant can- nonade , and effected their object of throwing a detachment into the fort . The British , eventually , were forced to retire , although ...
... fire to . The French and Chundah Saib's army were afterwards brought to action , in a distant can- nonade , and effected their object of throwing a detachment into the fort . The British , eventually , were forced to retire , although ...
Page 39
... thinking to gain possession of the fort during the absence of the greater part of its garrison they suddenly attacked it in the evening , kept up an uninterrupted fire , and twice attempted to FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 39.
... thinking to gain possession of the fort during the absence of the greater part of its garrison they suddenly attacked it in the evening , kept up an uninterrupted fire , and twice attempted to FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 39.
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