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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... returning home ; but the practice has been almost discontinued for the last sixteen years , on account of the present regulation , by which H. M.'s soldier , on entering the Company's , is not allowed to count former service in the ...
... returning home ; but the practice has been almost discontinued for the last sixteen years , on account of the present regulation , by which H. M.'s soldier , on entering the Company's , is not allowed to count former service in the ...
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... returned home . A few mornings afterwards , a message was brought to the governor that the nabob , " at the head of his army , to enhance the compliment , " was on his way to visit him at his country house . The best possible ...
... returned home . A few mornings afterwards , a message was brought to the governor that the nabob , " at the head of his army , to enhance the compliment , " was on his way to visit him at his country house . The best possible ...
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... returned , appeared before Madras , which they again invested , but were driven back . On the 26th of March , 1742 , after a siege of three months , they took Trichinopoly , and carried away Chundah Saib prisoner . The Home Government ...
... returned , appeared before Madras , which they again invested , but were driven back . On the 26th of March , 1742 , after a siege of three months , they took Trichinopoly , and carried away Chundah Saib prisoner . The Home Government ...
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... returned to Pondicherry , and shortly afterwards sailed with a large armament for the reduction of Madras . The only troops the English had at this time on the coast were the gar- risons of Fort St. David and Fort St. George , each ...
... returned to Pondicherry , and shortly afterwards sailed with a large armament for the reduction of Madras . The only troops the English had at this time on the coast were the gar- risons of Fort St. David and Fort St. George , each ...
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... returned to Fort St. David . This expedition This expedition having failed , and the possession of the fort of Devi Cottah being considered of vital importance , ( the Coleroon inside the bar being navigable for large ships , ) the ...
... returned to Fort St. David . This expedition This expedition having failed , and the possession of the fort of Devi Cottah being considered of vital importance , ( the Coleroon inside the bar being navigable for large ships , ) the ...
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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 |
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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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