Historical and Descriptive Account of British India from the Most Remote Period to the Present Time ...Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1855 - Great Britain |
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Page 8
... Bangalore - Reduces that Fortress - Nizam's Contingent - Advance upon Seringapatam - Engagement , Distress , and Retreat of the Eng- lish - General Abercromby's Advance and Retreat - Junction with the Mahrattas - Reduction of several ...
... Bangalore - Reduces that Fortress - Nizam's Contingent - Advance upon Seringapatam - Engagement , Distress , and Retreat of the Eng- lish - General Abercromby's Advance and Retreat - Junction with the Mahrattas - Reduction of several ...
Page 46
... Bangalore , places under his immediate command , and of which the governors proved faithful even in this extremity . He soon collected his forces , called in his detachments , and endeavoured , by the reputation of his name , to attract ...
... Bangalore , places under his immediate command , and of which the governors proved faithful even in this extremity . He soon collected his forces , called in his detachments , and endeavoured , by the reputation of his name , to attract ...
Page 53
... Bangalore , while Colonel Wood with a separate detachment should conduct operations in the district adjoining the mountains . With this scheme they coupled the very injudicious measure of sending two commissioners to direct and assist ...
... Bangalore , while Colonel Wood with a separate detachment should conduct operations in the district adjoining the mountains . With this scheme they coupled the very injudicious measure of sending two commissioners to direct and assist ...
Page 76
... Bangalore - Reduces that Fortress - Nizam's Contingent - Advance upon Seringapatam - Engagement , Distress , and Retreat of the Erg- lish - General Abercromby's Advance and Retreat - Junction with the Mahrattas - Reduction of several ...
... Bangalore - Reduces that Fortress - Nizam's Contingent - Advance upon Seringapatam - Engagement , Distress , and Retreat of the Erg- lish - General Abercromby's Advance and Retreat - Junction with the Mahrattas - Reduction of several ...
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... Bangalore ; and though more than three months were employed in these preparations , he succeeded completely in lulling the suspicions of the British , and in persuading them that he was still desirous of maintaining amicable re- lations ...
... Bangalore ; and though more than three months were employed in these preparations , he succeeded completely in lulling the suspicions of the British , and in persuading them that he was still desirous of maintaining amicable re- lations ...
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alliance allies appeared army arrived artillery attack attempt Aurengzebe Bangalore battle Bengal Berar body Bombay Bramin British Calcutta camp capital carried cavalry character chief Clive coast Colonel command completely conduct conquest considerable considered corps court detachment districts dominions Doorga effect employed endeavoured enemy English entirely European extent extreme favourable formed formidable fortress French garrison governor-general Guzerat Hastings Hindoo Hindostan Holkar honour hostile Hyder immediately India infantry Jaffier lacks of rupees length Lord Cornwallis Madras Mahratta Malwa Marquis Meer ment military Mogul Mogul empire Mysore Mysorean nabob native negotiation nizam object obliged obtained officers opened Patna peishwa persons Pindaree Pindaree war Poonah possession present prince proceeded provinces Ragoba rajah Rajpoot rank reached received reduced rendered resident retreat scarcely sent sepoys Seringapatam siege soon sovereign station subahdar subsidiary force success sultan territory tion Tippoo treaty troops Vishnu Wellesley whole