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
... covering the opposite bank of the river with skir- mishers , constructed an embankment across the face of the fort that had been breached . The river being very rapid , and not passable with safety , a raft , capable of conveying four ...
... covering the opposite bank of the river with skir- mishers , constructed an embankment across the face of the fort that had been breached . The river being very rapid , and not passable with safety , a raft , capable of conveying four ...
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... covered building open in front , continued cannonading the palace until their guns had recoiled out of fire ; they then left the choultry , and proceeded with their guns to the fort . Another party , under Lieutenant Glass of the bat ...
... covered building open in front , continued cannonading the palace until their guns had recoiled out of fire ; they then left the choultry , and proceeded with their guns to the fort . Another party , under Lieutenant Glass of the bat ...
Page 47
... covered by wet rice- fields , the only approach was by a causeway to the right , along which all the French , with their field- pieces , and 1500 Sepoys , marched to the attack ; the cavalry , and the remainder of their Sepoys , moving ...
... covered by wet rice- fields , the only approach was by a causeway to the right , along which all the French , with their field- pieces , and 1500 Sepoys , marched to the attack ; the cavalry , and the remainder of their Sepoys , moving ...
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... , was in a high state of cultivation , and covered with rich villages and plantations , since which botn have almost entirely disappeared . The E fort is in the shape of an oblong square , FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 49.
... , was in a high state of cultivation , and covered with rich villages and plantations , since which botn have almost entirely disappeared . The E fort is in the shape of an oblong square , FIRST MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 49.
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... covering the Mysore army , the junction of which with Mahomed Ally , induced the king of Tanjore to take the same side : he sent 3000 horse and 2000 infantry , under his General , Monackjee . The Poligar Tondiman also sent 400 horse and ...
... covering the Mysore army , the junction of which with Mahomed Ally , induced the king of Tanjore to take the same side : he sent 3000 horse and 2000 infantry , under his General , Monackjee . The Poligar Tondiman also sent 400 horse and ...
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Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras ... James George Smith Neill Affichage du livre entier - 1843 |
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