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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... column advanced to storm the breach , led by Lieutenant Clive and 30 Europeans , as an advanced party ; 70 Sepoys , who were to have followed close to Lieutenant Clive , having opened out , left the rear of his small party of Europeans ...
... column advanced to storm the breach , led by Lieutenant Clive and 30 Europeans , as an advanced party ; 70 Sepoys , who were to have followed close to Lieutenant Clive , having opened out , left the rear of his small party of Europeans ...
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... 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.
... 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.
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... column , and he proceeded towards his camp . The rear had hardly left the Golden Rock , before all the Mysore and Mahratta cavalry surrounded the column , and advanced to the attack at speed , ap- * As a mark of respect to so gallant an ...
... column , and he proceeded towards his camp . The rear had hardly left the Golden Rock , before all the Mysore and Mahratta cavalry surrounded the column , and advanced to the attack at speed , ap- * As a mark of respect to so gallant an ...
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... column halted , and square formed , and with the most perfect steadiness did it await this furious onset : when the enemy had approached within a few yards , a rapid and well directed fire of both musketry and grape was opened upon them ...
... column halted , and square formed , and with the most perfect steadiness did it await this furious onset : when the enemy had approached within a few yards , a rapid and well directed fire of both musketry and grape was opened upon them ...
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... column to return at its leisure to camp . Thus by the victory at the Golden Rock was Trichinopoly saved by the de- termined and desperate gallantry of a handful of men . The enemy were so dispirited by their defeat , that neither during ...
... column to return at its leisure to camp . Thus by the victory at the Golden Rock was Trichinopoly saved by the de- termined and desperate gallantry of a handful of men . The enemy were so dispirited by their defeat , that neither during ...
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1st battalion 1st Regiment 4th battalion afterwards Arcot arrived artillery attack baggage battalions of Sepoys batteries battle Bengal Bombay breach brigade British Calliaud camp cannon Captain captured cavalry Clive Colonel column command Commander-in-chief Cuddalore defence detachment division encamped enemy enemy's English Ensign Euro European corps European infantry field-pieces flank companies following day force formed Fort St French gallant gallantry garrison grenadiers guns honour horse Hyder Hyder's army India joined killed and wounded Lally Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Clive Lord Cornwallis loss Madras European Regiment Mahratta Major marched Masulipatam ment miles morning moved Mysore Mysore army Mysoreans Nabob native infantry nearly night occasion occupied officers party peans Pettah Pondicherry position prisoners rank rear redoubt regi reinforcement repulsed retired retreat river sent Sepoys sergeants Seringapatam Shah Zada siege Sir Eyre Coote Smith soldiers stockade storm strong surrendered Tanjore Tippoo Trichinopoly troops Vellore Wallajabad Wandiwash whilst