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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... severe action ensued , in which the Nabob's troops were defeated , sixty being killed , and many more wounded ; a battery of eleven guns was carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the ...
... severe action ensued , in which the Nabob's troops were defeated , sixty being killed , and many more wounded ; a battery of eleven guns was carried by the British , and all either spiked or destroyed . Captain Nicholson's fleet at the ...
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... severe blow to the British interests in India . In June the French fleet of nine ships of war , under M. De la Bourdonaise , arrived on the coast , having on board 3300 soldiers , 700 of whom were Caffres or Lascars . The two fleets ...
... severe blow to the British interests in India . In June the French fleet of nine ships of war , under M. De la Bourdonaise , arrived on the coast , having on board 3300 soldiers , 700 of whom were Caffres or Lascars . The two fleets ...
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... severe loss ; Ensign Clive particularly dis- tinguishing himself on the occasion . On the 5th of October the siege of Pondicherry was raised , during which upwards of 1000 Europeans , belong- ing to the English , and 300 of the enemy ...
... severe loss ; Ensign Clive particularly dis- tinguishing himself on the occasion . On the 5th of October the siege of Pondicherry was raised , during which upwards of 1000 Europeans , belong- ing to the English , and 300 of the enemy ...
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... severe ravages on the coast , several of H. M.'s ships of war , and two belonging to the Company , having been lost . When the da- mages were repaired , the force proceeded and encamped on the north bank of the Coleroon . After crossing ...
... severe ravages on the coast , several of H. M.'s ships of war , and two belonging to the Company , having been lost . When the da- mages were repaired , the force proceeded and encamped on the north bank of the Coleroon . After crossing ...
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... severe fire from the enemy , answered by the battering guns and field - pieces not embarked . The troops , on landing , soon cleared the thickets in front of them , and in less than two hours the remainder of the force had been conveyed ...
... severe fire from the enemy , answered by the battering guns and field - pieces not embarked . The troops , on landing , soon cleared the thickets in front of them , and in less than two hours the remainder of the force had been conveyed ...
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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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