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 28
... heavy artillery should retard him , he left eleven pieces behind , and , what was little to his credit , part of his artillerymen with them , to mask his designs , for he gave out that he was going to beat up the British camp , and ...
... heavy artillery should retard him , he left eleven pieces behind , and , what was little to his credit , part of his artillerymen with them , to mask his designs , for he gave out that he was going to beat up the British camp , and ...
Page 43
... the columns which attacked the gates drove in front of them several elephants , protected with armour on their heads , for the purpose of pushing open the gates . These , after a heavy FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 43.
... the columns which attacked the gates drove in front of them several elephants , protected with armour on their heads , for the purpose of pushing open the gates . These , after a heavy FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 43.
Page 44
... heavy fire of musketry and hand - grenades , were wounded , driven back unmanageable and in confusion , tramp- ling down the storming party in their rear , who dispersed and sought safety in flight . The division that attacked the north ...
... heavy fire of musketry and hand - grenades , were wounded , driven back unmanageable and in confusion , tramp- ling down the storming party in their rear , who dispersed and sought safety in flight . The division that attacked the north ...
Page 45
... heavy fire of musketry and cannon . At two in the afternoon they requested leave to bury their dead , which was allowed , and a truce granted until four P. M. , when they again recommenced their fire , and continued it until two in the ...
... heavy fire of musketry and cannon . At two in the afternoon they requested leave to bury their dead , which was allowed , and a truce granted until four P. M. , when they again recommenced their fire , and continued it until two in the ...
Page 47
... heavy and galling a fire from the field - pieces , that all , except their artillerymen and guns , left the causeway , and formed across the rice fields , extending towards where the cavalry were engaged . The Mahrattas , having been ...
... heavy and galling a fire from the field - pieces , that all , except their artillerymen and guns , left the causeway , and formed across the rice fields , extending towards where the cavalry were engaged . The Mahrattas , having been ...
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