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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... battery of eleven guns was carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the same time bom- barded the town , and destroyed more than five hundred houses , besides a great many of the inhabi ...
... battery of eleven guns was carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the same time bom- barded the town , and destroyed more than five hundred houses , besides a great many of the inhabi ...
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... battery of nine mortars , which they erected to the westward , within five hundred yards of the walls . The same evening some of their ships drew in towards the land , and cannonaded the town . On the following day another battery of ...
... battery of nine mortars , which they erected to the westward , within five hundred yards of the walls . The same evening some of their ships drew in towards the land , and cannonaded the town . On the following day another battery of ...
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... battery was constructed , and a practi- cable breach effected in three days . The enemy covering the opposite bank of the river with skir- mishers , constructed an embankment across the face of the fort that had been breached . The ...
... battery was constructed , and a practi- cable breach effected in three days . The enemy covering the opposite bank of the river with skir- mishers , constructed an embankment across the face of the fort that had been breached . The ...
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... battery over the battalion ; three guns were instantly ordered to answer it , and Lawrence himself saw that they were well pointed . The French General seeing that Lawrence was not to be trifled with , and fearing the result of an ...
... battery over the battalion ; three guns were instantly ordered to answer it , and Lawrence himself saw that they were well pointed . The French General seeing that Lawrence was not to be trifled with , and fearing the result of an ...
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... battery , and in six days made a practicable breach , fifty feet wide , in the curtain of the north - west wall . The garrison con- structed intrenchments behind it , and planted artil- lery to defend the same , and to shew their confi ...
... battery , and in six days made a practicable breach , fifty feet wide , in the curtain of the north - west wall . The garrison con- structed intrenchments behind it , and planted artil- lery to defend the same , and to shew their confi ...
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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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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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