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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... attack at Seringam Capture of Ulore 1753 Affairs at Trivadi and Fort St. David Affair at Faqueer's Tope Battle of the Golden Rock Battle of the Sugar - loaf Rock Capture of Weycondah Battle near Trivadi Defence of Trichinopoly 1754 ...
... attack at Seringam Capture of Ulore 1753 Affairs at Trivadi and Fort St. David Affair at Faqueer's Tope Battle of the Golden Rock Battle of the Sugar - loaf Rock Capture of Weycondah Battle near Trivadi Defence of Trichinopoly 1754 ...
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... attack the strong fort of Devi Cottah ; but having no bat- tering train , and the provisions being exhausted , it was obliged again to retire , and after a constant skirmish for fifteen miles reached its former en- camping ground , and ...
... attack the strong fort of Devi Cottah ; but having no bat- tering train , and the provisions being exhausted , it was obliged again to retire , and after a constant skirmish for fifteen miles reached its former en- camping ground , and ...
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... attacked the place with the utmost vigour . The attack was continued all night , but the enemy were repulsed and retreated at day- break , leaving 300 men dead on the ground : only five of the battalion were killed . A treaty was soon ...
... attacked the place with the utmost vigour . The attack was continued all night , but the enemy were repulsed and retreated at day- break , leaving 300 men dead on the ground : only five of the battalion were killed . A treaty was soon ...
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... attacked by Morai Row , the Mahratta , who , with a large force of cavalry under his com- mand , formed the advanced guard of light cavalry to that prince's army . The French repulsed the Mahratta's attack with trifling loss , but lost ...
... attacked by Morai Row , the Mahratta , who , with a large force of cavalry under his com- mand , formed the advanced guard of light cavalry to that prince's army . The French repulsed the Mahratta's attack with trifling loss , but lost ...
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... attack . The Mahrattas continued harassing the enemy until they got in- side the boundary hedge of Pondicherry ; and ... attacked the Nabob in his camp , and completely routed him , he with much difficulty escaping to the Soobah's camp ...
... attack . The Mahrattas continued harassing the enemy until they got in- side the boundary hedge of Pondicherry ; and ... attacked the Nabob in his camp , and completely routed him , he with much difficulty escaping to the Soobah's camp ...
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1st battalion afterwards Arcot arrived artillery attack baggage battalions of Sepoys battery bayonet Bengal Bombay breach brigade British Calliaud camp Captain captured cavalry Chundah 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 ground guns honour horse Hyder Hyder's army India joined Kamptee killed and wounded Lally Lawrence Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Clive loss Madras European Regiment Mahratta Major marched Masulipatam ment miles morning mounted Mysore Mysoreans Nabob native infantry nearly night occasion occupied officers pagodah party peans Pettah Pondicherry position prisoners Rangoon rank rear redoubt regi reinforcement repulsed retired retreat returned 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
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