A History of India: From the Earliest Times to the Present DayWhittaker, 1847 - 198 pages |
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... horses are small , and of inferior quality ; they are only used for riding . The beast of draught is the ox , which is ... horse . India does not produce the precious metals , but its iron has always been famous . Diamonds , and other ...
... horses are small , and of inferior quality ; they are only used for riding . The beast of draught is the ox , which is ... horse . India does not produce the precious metals , but its iron has always been famous . Diamonds , and other ...
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... horse from Persia ; but the rajah was awaiting him with an army of 50,000 men . Câsim seeing the great dis- parity of numbers , prudently resolved to act on the INDIA has no history of its own ; our first know- ledge of it , as of so ...
... horse from Persia ; but the rajah was awaiting him with an army of 50,000 men . Câsim seeing the great dis- parity of numbers , prudently resolved to act on the INDIA has no history of its own ; our first know- ledge of it , as of so ...
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... horse , and made every effort to rally his troops , the fortune of the day was not to be restored , and he had only the conso- lation of falling bravely in the midst of the enemy's cavalry . His widow defended the town when as- sailed ...
... horse , and made every effort to rally his troops , the fortune of the day was not to be restored , and he had only the conso- lation of falling bravely in the midst of the enemy's cavalry . His widow defended the town when as- sailed ...
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... horse and 20,000 foot , he set out from Pêshâwer , and keeping close to the foot of the mountains where the rivers of the Punjâb are most easy to cross , he proceeded till he had passed the Jumna . He then turned southwards , and led ...
... horse and 20,000 foot , he set out from Pêshâwer , and keeping close to the foot of the mountains where the rivers of the Punjâb are most easy to cross , he proceeded till he had passed the Jumna . He then turned southwards , and led ...
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... horse , cheered his troops and advanced ; his men , ashamed to desert their prince , rushed forwards ; the foe , yielding to the impetuo- sity of their charge , fled with the loss of 5000 men , and the garrison , now hopeless of relief ...
... horse , cheered his troops and advanced ; his men , ashamed to desert their prince , rushed forwards ; the foe , yielding to the impetuo- sity of their charge , fled with the loss of 5000 men , and the garrison , now hopeless of relief ...
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Afghân Akber Ally army arrived attack Aurungzib Bala Hissar Bengal Bombay British Câbul Calcutta camp Capt Carnatic cavalry chief Clive coast command Company Company's council court death Deckan defeated defence Delhi Directors dominions Dupleix Dutch East emperor empire enemy engaged English Europeans favour fire fled force French garrison gave governor Governor-general guns Gûzerât Gwalior Hastings Hindoo Holkar honour horse Hyder India infantry jagheer Jehân joined Khân king lacs of rupees Lahore Lally letter Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Wellesley Madras Mahmûd Malwa Marattas Meer Jaffier miles Mogul Mohammed Mysore Nabob named native Nizâm officers Omichund Oude party Patna Peishwa plunder Pondicherry Portuguese prince prisoner proceeded Punjab rajah reached refused resident resolved retired returned river Rohillas rupees sent Sepoys Shah ships siege Sikhs Sing soon Sûbahdâr surrender Tanjore territory throne tion Tippoo took town trade treaty Trichinopoly troops vizir whole wounded