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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Page ix
... light firelocks and thirty with long pikes , who formed in the centre on each side of the colours . Each soldier carried a sword , and those with fire- arms a dagger , the handle of which was made to fit when required into the muzzle of ...
... light firelocks and thirty with long pikes , who formed in the centre on each side of the colours . Each soldier carried a sword , and those with fire- arms a dagger , the handle of which was made to fit when required into the muzzle of ...
Page xi
... light com- panies were first established , the non - commissioned officers of which were armed with fuzil and bayo- net instead of halberds and swords . The arms and accoutrements of the regiment have remained very nearly the same up to ...
... light com- panies were first established , the non - commissioned officers of which were armed with fuzil and bayo- net instead of halberds and swords . The arms and accoutrements of the regiment have remained very nearly the same up to ...
Page xii
... light 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 ...
... light 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 ...
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... 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 MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 25.
... 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 MADRAS EUROPEAN REGIMENT . 25.
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... lights , burnt for a short time by the enemy , only served to shew them more distinctly , and ena- bled the English to fire with greater effect and pre- cision had a petard been brought , the gate of the G pagodah might easily have been ...
... lights , burnt for a short time by the enemy , only served to shew them more distinctly , and ena- bled the English to fire with greater effect and pre- cision had a petard been brought , the gate of the G pagodah might easily have been ...
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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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