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 23
... entirely devoted to their cause . Yet to attack the whole force of Bengal , aided by the French troops , was an undertaking which even Clive scarcely dared to contemplate . He judged it necessary to pave the way by other and somewhat ...
... entirely devoted to their cause . Yet to attack the whole force of Bengal , aided by the French troops , was an undertaking which even Clive scarcely dared to contemplate . He judged it necessary to pave the way by other and somewhat ...
Page 26
... entirely damped by the proposed delay ; that he enemy would soon obtain fresh reinforcements , more particularly a large detachment of French at present in the nterior ; in short , that there was no alternative , but either o attack now ...
... entirely damped by the proposed delay ; that he enemy would soon obtain fresh reinforcements , more particularly a large detachment of French at present in the nterior ; in short , that there was no alternative , but either o attack now ...
Page 32
... entirely driven off the field . In consequence of the heavy complaints lodged by the nabob upon this subject , Mr. Vansittart , at Monghir , concluded an agreement , according to which the PTURE WITH MEER COSSIM . 33 same duties were to ...
... entirely driven off the field . In consequence of the heavy complaints lodged by the nabob upon this subject , Mr. Vansittart , at Monghir , concluded an agreement , according to which the PTURE WITH MEER COSSIM . 33 same duties were to ...
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... entirely upon their mercy . He had been strongly urged , and high offers were even made to induce him to bring with him Cossim Ali ; but a deep sense of honour , not usual in an eastern potentate , deter- mined him not to betray a ...
... entirely upon their mercy . He had been strongly urged , and high offers were even made to induce him to bring with him Cossim Ali ; but a deep sense of honour , not usual in an eastern potentate , deter- mined him not to betray a ...
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... entirely subjected to the Mohammedan sway ; it was still ruled by native princes , who had paid homage , and sometimes tribute , first to the kings of the Deccan , and after their fall to the Mogul . In the decline of the empire both ...
... entirely subjected to the Mohammedan sway ; it was still ruled by native princes , who had paid homage , and sometimes tribute , first to the kings of the Deccan , and after their fall to the Mogul . In the decline of the empire both ...
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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