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 vii
... native shores ; " and have not only repelled the incessant attacks of overwhelming numbers , but have gradually and irresistibly advanced through the length and breadth of India ; establishing at last , by a series of splendid victories ...
... native shores ; " and have not only repelled the incessant attacks of overwhelming numbers , but have gradually and irresistibly advanced through the length and breadth of India ; establishing at last , by a series of splendid victories ...
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... native corps which have so often , from their earliest for- mation , rivalled their European comrades in gallant bearing in the field : but it is hoped that the native army will follow the example of the Madras Artillery and the First ...
... native corps which have so often , from their earliest for- mation , rivalled their European comrades in gallant bearing in the field : but it is hoped that the native army will follow the example of the Madras Artillery and the First ...
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... natives , and this establishment remained until the battalions were regimented and officered from the army , when the ... native corps . No alte- ration has hitherto taken place in this establishment , and the European non - commissioned ...
... natives , and this establishment remained until the battalions were regimented and officered from the army , when the ... native corps . No alte- ration has hitherto taken place in this establishment , and the European non - commissioned ...
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... native powers , and very seldom , whilst in the English service , did they behave well : besides , they inva- riably deserted on the breaking out of hostilities with their own country . After the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1795 ...
... native powers , and very seldom , whilst in the English service , did they behave well : besides , they inva- riably deserted on the breaking out of hostilities with their own country . After the capture of the Cape of Good Hope in 1795 ...
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... native land as a reward of merit , would be some- thing for a soldier to look forward to , and a very great incitement to all , particularly to those who , from want of education , are debarred from pro- motion : a greater intercourse ...
... native land as a reward of merit , would be some- thing for a soldier to look forward to , and a very great incitement to all , particularly to those who , from want of education , are debarred from pro- motion : a greater intercourse ...
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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