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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... Infantry ; after - historians , and old official and regimental records have added to this stock of information ; and from the material thus collected , this work is prepared . The operations of the British troops in Indian warfare ...
... Infantry ; after - historians , and old official and regimental records have added to this stock of information ; and from the material thus collected , this work is prepared . The operations of the British troops in Indian warfare ...
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... Infantry corps have ever been famous for their valour and fortitude ; having borne a distinguished part in almost every service in Asia where British troops have been engaged . To the members of the regiment , a history of its services ...
... Infantry corps have ever been famous for their valour and fortitude ; having borne a distinguished part in almost every service in Asia where British troops have been engaged . To the members of the regiment , a history of its services ...
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... infantry varied from 100 to 300 men , half of whom were armed with muskets , and the rest with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long , each man having also a sword . When formed up in line , the musketeers were divided on each flank ...
... infantry varied from 100 to 300 men , half of whom were armed with muskets , and the rest with pikes from fourteen to eighteen feet long , each man having also a sword . When formed up in line , the musketeers were divided on each flank ...
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... infantry consisted of sixty men , forty - six of whom carried muskets , and the rest pikes . The captain of the company carried a pike , the lieuten- ants partisans , the ensigns half - pikes , and sergeants halberds , -all in addition ...
... infantry consisted of sixty men , forty - six of whom carried muskets , and the rest pikes . The captain of the company carried a pike , the lieuten- ants partisans , the ensigns half - pikes , and sergeants halberds , -all in addition ...
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... infantry , particularly Europeans in a country like India , the alteration is a very great improvement , and might , with much advantage and comfort to the soldier , and a considerable saving of expence to the State , be adopted by all ...
... infantry , particularly Europeans in a country like India , the alteration is a very great improvement , and might , with much advantage and comfort to the soldier , and a considerable saving of expence to the State , be adopted by all ...
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Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras ... James George Smith Neill Affichage du livre entier - 1843 |
Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras ... James George Smith Neill Affichage du livre entier - 1843 |
Historical Record of the Honourable East India Company's First Madras ... James George Smith Neill Aucun aperçu disponible - 2015 |
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