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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... Cavalry , and the Ord- nance and Commissariat Departments , besides about ten non - effective commissions in the Veteran Batta- lions are open , as the reward of merit , to men of good character and ability ; and , considering the ...
... Cavalry , and the Ord- nance and Commissariat Departments , besides about ten non - effective commissions in the Veteran Batta- lions are open , as the reward of merit , to men of good character and ability ; and , considering the ...
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... 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 a good deal of their baggage , and were much harassed until FIRST ...
... 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 a good deal of their baggage , and were much harassed until FIRST ...
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... cavalry , followed . The Soobah's army pressed on early in the morning , and attacked Murzafa Jung's troops with much vigour , which were in a very short time dispersed and cut up with great slaughter , no quarter being given . A party ...
... cavalry , followed . The Soobah's army pressed on early in the morning , and attacked Murzafa Jung's troops with much vigour , which were in a very short time dispersed and cut up with great slaughter , no quarter being given . A party ...
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... cavalry and 3000 infantry , were dispatched to Tinnevelly , accompanied by 30 Europeans of the battalion under Lieutenant Innes . No resistance was made by the people of the country , but much difficulty was experienced in preventing ...
... cavalry and 3000 infantry , were dispatched to Tinnevelly , accompanied by 30 Europeans of the battalion under Lieutenant Innes . No resistance was made by the people of the country , but much difficulty was experienced in preventing ...
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... cavalry , supported by 4000 Sepoys , 100 topasses , and eleven guns . The grenadiers of the battalion particularly distinguished themselves the enemy were imperceptibly led on by them into broken and rocky ground , where cavalry could ...
... cavalry , supported by 4000 Sepoys , 100 topasses , and eleven guns . The grenadiers of the battalion particularly distinguished themselves the enemy were imperceptibly led on by them into broken and rocky ground , where cavalry could ...
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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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