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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... Calcutta - Plans of Defence - Proceed- ings of the Enemy - Garrison deserted by the Ships and the Governor -Surrender - Confinement in the Black Hole - Dreadful Sufferings- Conduct of the Nabob - Armament from Madras under Clive and Wat ...
... Calcutta - Plans of Defence - Proceed- ings of the Enemy - Garrison deserted by the Ships and the Governor -Surrender - Confinement in the Black Hole - Dreadful Sufferings- Conduct of the Nabob - Armament from Madras under Clive and Wat ...
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... Calcutta - He gains several Advantages - Loss of Colonel Brathwaite's Detachment - Negotiations -Operations on the Western Coast - Death of Hyder - Tippoo suc- ceeds - Dissensions in the Madras Government - Death of Sir Eyre Coote ...
... Calcutta - He gains several Advantages - Loss of Colonel Brathwaite's Detachment - Negotiations -Operations on the Western Coast - Death of Hyder - Tippoo suc- ceeds - Dissensions in the Madras Government - Death of Sir Eyre Coote ...
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... Calcutta - Character of the English in India - East Indians - Mis- sionary Exertions - The Baptist Mission - Translations of the Scrip- tures - London Missionary Society - Church Missionary Society-- Scottish Societies - General Result ...
... Calcutta - Character of the English in India - East Indians - Mis- sionary Exertions - The Baptist Mission - Translations of the Scrip- tures - London Missionary Society - Church Missionary Society-- Scottish Societies - General Result ...
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... Calcutta - Plans of Defence - Proceed- inge of the Enemy - Garrison deserted by the Ships and the Governor -Surrender - Confinement in the Black Hole - Dreadful Sufferings- Conduct of the Nabob -- Armament from Madras under Clive and ...
... Calcutta - Plans of Defence - Proceed- inge of the Enemy - Garrison deserted by the Ships and the Governor -Surrender - Confinement in the Black Hole - Dreadful Sufferings- Conduct of the Nabob -- Armament from Madras under Clive and ...
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... Calcutta with a ditch , meant to extend seven miles in circuit ; though , as soon as the danger passed by , they discontinued the work , which was afterward known by the name of the Mahratta ditch . Considerable uneasiness , indeed , is ...
... Calcutta with a ditch , meant to extend seven miles in circuit ; though , as soon as the danger passed by , they discontinued the work , which was afterward known by the name of the Mahratta ditch . Considerable uneasiness , indeed , is ...
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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