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Page 27
On the 12th of August , left Choprah , and on the 17th arrived by water at Buxar . It
was in the vicinity of this place that Caffum Ali , joined by Shujah - ud - Dowlah ,
with the whole of that Prince's army , made his last effort against the arms of the ...
On the 12th of August , left Choprah , and on the 17th arrived by water at Buxar . It
was in the vicinity of this place that Caffum Ali , joined by Shujah - ud - Dowlah ,
with the whole of that Prince's army , made his last effort against the arms of the ...
Page 28
The curiosities to be seen at Buxar are few , and , excepting one , not worthy of
enumeration . But this one , the Hindoos hold in a degree of estimation not
inferior to that of the Neapolitans for the blood of Saint Januarius , or those of
their faith ...
The curiosities to be seen at Buxar are few , and , excepting one , not worthy of
enumeration . But this one , the Hindoos hold in a degree of estimation not
inferior to that of the Neapolitans for the blood of Saint Januarius , or those of
their faith ...
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The view from Buxar into the Benares province , presents a . scene of infinite
gratification to the sense . You see an extended plain skirted by a broad winding
river , and chequered with exuberant fields of corn , groves of lofty spreading
trees ...
The view from Buxar into the Benares province , presents a . scene of infinite
gratification to the sense . You see an extended plain skirted by a broad winding
river , and chequered with exuberant fields of corn , groves of lofty spreading
trees ...
Page 119
... in whose army he served at the Battle of Buxar.t Dissentions had arisen also
amongst the descendants of the other Rohilla officers , which involved the
country in general commotion , and on the arrival of the united forces of the
English and ...
... in whose army he served at the Battle of Buxar.t Dissentions had arisen also
amongst the descendants of the other Rohilla officers , which involved the
country in general commotion , and on the arrival of the united forces of the
English and ...
Page 146
The defeat at Buxar produced obstinate difficulties to the political and military
career of the Vizier , who on that event was deserted by all his allies . Shah Alum
, in a condition ill suited to the title he bore , sought an asylum in the English
camp ...
The defeat at Buxar produced obstinate difficulties to the political and military
career of the Vizier , who on that event was deserted by all his allies . Shah Alum
, in a condition ill suited to the title he bore , sought an asylum in the English
camp ...
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| Title | A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, George Forster |
| Author | George Forster |
| Publisher | Faulder, 1798 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 9 Mar 2010 |
| Length | 315 pages |
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