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 |
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... military fervice , without weapons of offence . The merchants and mechanicks , when they go but a few miles abroad , are all strongly armed ; and in fome of the Northern provinces , parti- cularly in Bundilcund , the husbandmen carry a ...
... military fervice , without weapons of offence . The merchants and mechanicks , when they go but a few miles abroad , are all strongly armed ; and in fome of the Northern provinces , parti- cularly in Bundilcund , the husbandmen carry a ...
Page 12
... military operations within their own territory ; whilst their armies on the Coromandel and Malabar Coasts , are , from a want of pro- vifions and ammunition , cramped and impeded in their motions ; and are frequently , for the ...
... military operations within their own territory ; whilst their armies on the Coromandel and Malabar Coasts , are , from a want of pro- vifions and ammunition , cramped and impeded in their motions ; and are frequently , for the ...
Page 65
... military operations . An introduction also of a foreign class of men into the army , might be conducive by its counterpoife , to the ensuring the fidelity of the whole body of native troops . BULWANT Sing , through a channel of intrigue ...
... military operations . An introduction also of a foreign class of men into the army , might be conducive by its counterpoife , to the ensuring the fidelity of the whole body of native troops . BULWANT Sing , through a channel of intrigue ...
Page 85
... military operation in that quarter . These rivers also prefent ftrong barriers against the Mahrattah , Seick , or Moghul cavalry . The Vizier's provinces , which yield , it is said , at this period , a revenue of about two mil- lions ...
... military operation in that quarter . These rivers also prefent ftrong barriers against the Mahrattah , Seick , or Moghul cavalry . The Vizier's provinces , which yield , it is said , at this period , a revenue of about two mil- lions ...
Page 87
... military establish- ment ; it being only useful in affifting the collection of the revenue , enforcing the obedience of the leffer vaffals , or furnishing a guard for his perfon . The defence of the country wholly rests on the forces of ...
... military establish- ment ; it being only useful in affifting the collection of the revenue , enforcing the obedience of the leffer vaffals , or furnishing a guard for his perfon . The defence of the country wholly rests on the forces of ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip