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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... immediately nominated to succeed him , and the young Prince , Seyd Mahomed , was given into his charge . In June , a wedding of one of the young prince's relations was celebrated at Arcot , and as a relation of the family , Mortiz Ally ...
... immediately nominated to succeed him , and the young Prince , Seyd Mahomed , was given into his charge . In June , a wedding of one of the young prince's relations was celebrated at Arcot , and as a relation of the family , Mortiz Ally ...
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... immediately joined , and assisted in the defence of Fort St. David . 1746. The force the French , on the 1st De- cember , had at Pondicherry amounted to nearly 3000 European soldiers , besides Sepoys . The Eng- lish , including all who ...
... immediately joined , and assisted in the defence of Fort St. David . 1746. The force the French , on the 1st De- cember , had at Pondicherry amounted to nearly 3000 European soldiers , besides Sepoys . The Eng- lish , including all who ...
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... immediately carried , the garrison escaping by the opposite gateway . The enemy suffered severely ; the battalion lost thirty men . After a few days spent in repairing and improving the defences of the fort , Major Lawrence detached 100 ...
... immediately carried , the garrison escaping by the opposite gateway . The enemy suffered severely ; the battalion lost thirty men . After a few days spent in repairing and improving the defences of the fort , Major Lawrence detached 100 ...
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... immediately offered to storm the intrenchment with his own troops . The offer was accepted ; the first assault of the French was defeated chiefly by the Nabob's artillery , which was well served and did considerable execution : a second ...
... immediately offered to storm the intrenchment with his own troops . The offer was accepted ; the first assault of the French was defeated chiefly by the Nabob's artillery , which was well served and did considerable execution : a second ...
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... immediately ordered his Mahout to push his own elephant on directly against it . A part of the French battalion was in the way , but the elephant was driven on within a few yards of its ranks , when a musket shot , fired by a Caffre in ...
... immediately ordered his Mahout to push his own elephant on directly against it . A part of the French battalion was in the way , but the elephant was driven on within a few yards of its ranks , when a musket shot , fired by a Caffre in ...
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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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