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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... opened before Pondicherry ; two sor- ties were made by the garrison , in repulsing which the battalion were engaged , and inflicted on the enemy a severe loss ; Ensign Clive particularly dis- tinguishing himself on the occasion . On the ...
... opened before Pondicherry ; two sor- ties were made by the garrison , in repulsing which the battalion were engaged , and inflicted on the enemy a severe loss ; Ensign Clive particularly dis- tinguishing himself on the occasion . On the ...
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... opened out , left the rear of his small party of Europeans uncovered , which some cavalry , con- cealed on the south side of the fort , perceiving , wheeled round , and whilst the Europeans were engaged in charging to their front , rode ...
... opened out , left the rear of his small party of Europeans uncovered , which some cavalry , con- cealed on the south side of the fort , perceiving , wheeled round , and whilst the Europeans were engaged in charging to their front , rode ...
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... opened a 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 ...
... opened a 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 ...
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... opened fire , and checked their further advance . The Europeans now coming up , forced the barrier , and again drove back the enemy , who attempted to get into the fort , the governor of which shut the gates ; but ladders being at hand ...
... opened fire , and checked their further advance . The Europeans now coming up , forced the barrier , and again drove back the enemy , who attempted to get into the fort , the governor of which shut the gates ; but ladders being at hand ...
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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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