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" To die along with you," was the universal reply. A unanimous resolution was formed to try again the fortune of the field, with the alternative only of victory or death. All present were deeply affected ; one of the chiefs, before taking leave, threw himself... "
History of British India: With Continuation Comprising the Afghan War, the ... - Page 479
by Hugh Murray - 1850 - 748 pages
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The History of British India, Volume 3

James Mill - Hindus - 1817 - 806 pages
...of the Sultan. Having received the whole of his principal officers, " We have arrived," said he, " at our last stage, what is your determination ? "...To die along with you," was the universal reply.* It was the opinion of this meeting of Tippoo and his friends, that General Harris would not make his...
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Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the ...

Mark Wilks - Karnataka (India) - 1817 - 590 pages
...principal officers. " We have arrived (said he) at our last stage (intimating that there was no hope), what is your determination ?" " To die along with you," was the universal reply. After some gloomy consultation, it was the prevailing opinion that the English General would cross...
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The History of British India, Volume 6

James Mill - Hindus - 1820 - 650 pages
...of the Sultan. Having received the whole of his principal officers, " We have arrived," said he, " at our last stage, what is your determination ? " " To die along with you," was the unanimous reply.1 It was the opinion of this meeting of Tippoo and his friends, that General Harris...
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Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most ..., Volume 2

Hugh Murray - India - 1832 - 348 pages
...were struck with deep dismay and despondence. Having assembled them in council, he said, " We have arrived at our last stage ; what is your determination...death. All present were deeply affected ; one of the chiefs, before taking leave, threw himself prostrate and clasped the feet of the sultan, the usual...
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The History of the British Empire in India, Volume 3

George Robert Gleig - British - 1835 - 356 pages
...He summoned his chief officers to the presence, and, without circumlocution, said to them, " We have arrived at our last stage, what is your determination ?" — " To die along with you," replied they ; upon which, after determining to intercept the English on their march, and put all to...
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The Life and Services of General Lord Harris, G. C. B.: During His Campaigns ...

Stephen Rumbold Lushington - Generals - 1840 - 596 pages
...with despair. Having assembled the whole of his principal officers, " We have arrived," he said, " at our last stage ; what is your determination ?"..." To die along with you," was the universal reply. That this march was equally judicious and beneficial cannot be doubted; for such was the exhausted...
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The Life and Services of General Lord Harris, G. C. B.: During His Campaigns ...

Stephen Rumbold Lushington - Generals - 1840 - 586 pages
...with despair. Having assembled the whole of his principal officers, " We have arrived," he said, " at our last stage ; what is your determination ?"..." To die along with you," was the universal reply. That this march was equally judicious and beneficial cannot be doubted ; for such was the exhausted...
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Continental India: Travelling Sketches and Historical ..., Volume 1

James William Massie - India - 1840 - 512 pages
...having summoned the whole of his principal officers, " we have arrived at our last stage," said he ; " what is your determination ?" " To die along with you," was the universal reply. Having taken then- determination to find either victory or death, the sultaun and his friends took...
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A Popular History of British India, Commercial Intercourse with China, and ...

William Cooke Taylor - China - 1842 - 524 pages
...filled with despair. Having assembled the whole of his principal officers, he said to them, " We have arrived at our last stage ; what is your determination..." To die along with you," was the universal reply. On the 5th of April, the English army appeared before Seringapatam, and the same evening, Colonels...
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Goldenlink: Or, Tales and Poems for the Young

William Oland Bourne - Children - 1854 - 286 pages
...division of his enemies, he became discouraged, and calling his chiefs together, he said, " We have arrived at our last stage ; what is your determination ?" " To die along with you !" they answered ; and the Mysore army fell back into the capital, to conquer or to die. During the...
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