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 36
... river was crossed in boats , and with such secresy and dispatch , that every boat but one containing the grenadiers ( the rear guard ) , and four field- pieces , had reached the opposite side before the enemy were aware of the movement ...
... river was crossed in boats , and with such secresy and dispatch , that every boat but one containing the grenadiers ( the rear guard ) , and four field- pieces , had reached the opposite side before the enemy were aware of the movement ...
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... , and came up with the enemy , as they were preparing to cross the river to the north of Arnee . The enemy , confident of their superiority - for they numbered 300 French ( Europeans ) , 2500 Sepoys , 2000 46 SERVICES OF THE.
... , and came up with the enemy , as they were preparing to cross the river to the north of Arnee . The enemy , confident of their superiority - for they numbered 300 French ( Europeans ) , 2500 Sepoys , 2000 46 SERVICES OF THE.
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... river Cavery , less than half a mile from the city walls , which are nearly four miles in circumference ; a ditch nearly thirty feet wide , but not very deep , surrounds the whole . Some of the round towers had been improved as far as ...
... river Cavery , less than half a mile from the city walls , which are nearly four miles in circumference ; a ditch nearly thirty feet wide , but not very deep , surrounds the whole . Some of the round towers had been improved as far as ...
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... river Cavery, less than half a mile from the city walls, which are nearly four miles in circumference ; a ditch nearly thirty feet wide, but not very deep, surrounds the whole. Some of the round towers had been improved as far as ...
... river Cavery, less than half a mile from the city walls, which are nearly four miles in circumference ; a ditch nearly thirty feet wide, but not very deep, surrounds the whole. Some of the round towers had been improved as far as ...
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... river . The different rocks on the plain , within a few miles of the fort , were re- peatedly the scenes of hard - fought battles , particu- larly the Golden and Sugar - loaf Rocks to the south , and the French Rock to the west of the ...
... river . The different rocks on the plain , within a few miles of the fort , were re- peatedly the scenes of hard - fought battles , particu- larly the Golden and Sugar - loaf Rocks to the south , and the French Rock to the west of 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 |
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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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