Historical and Descriptive Account of British India from the Most Remote Period to the Present Time ...Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1855 - Great Britain |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 71
Page 8
... received as Hostages - Difficulties - Final Conclu- sion - General Results of the War - Pacific Policy of Sir John Shore -Arrival of Marquis Wellesley - His System - Tippoo's Negotiation with the French - British Influence established ...
... received as Hostages - Difficulties - Final Conclu- sion - General Results of the War - Pacific Policy of Sir John Shore -Arrival of Marquis Wellesley - His System - Tippoo's Negotiation with the French - British Influence established ...
Page 14
... received relative to the ascendency of the English and French in the Car- natic , who created and deposed governors at their pleasure . Finally , the downfall of Angria , of whose naval strength he had been led to form an exaggerated ...
... received relative to the ascendency of the English and French in the Car- natic , who created and deposed governors at their pleasure . Finally , the downfall of Angria , of whose naval strength he had been led to form an exaggerated ...
Page 16
... received from the former the insulting offer of shelter in Chandernagore . Meantime the nabob marched upon Calcutta with such furious haste that a number of his men perished from strokes of the sun , or other accidents occasioned by ...
... received from the former the insulting offer of shelter in Chandernagore . Meantime the nabob marched upon Calcutta with such furious haste that a number of his men perished from strokes of the sun , or other accidents occasioned by ...
Page 21
... found entire , having been reserved for the use of the nabob . An expedition was also sent up to Hoogley ; and that city , after a slight resistance , was taken and plundered . Accounts were now received of war being declared be- tween.
... found entire , having been reserved for the use of the nabob . An expedition was also sent up to Hoogley ; and that city , after a slight resistance , was taken and plundered . Accounts were now received of war being declared be- tween.
Page 22
... received them well , but did not discontinue his march ; evidently considering the negotiation only as the means of lulling his opponent into false security . In the beginning of February the nabob arrived with a large force , and began ...
... received them well , but did not discontinue his march ; evidently considering the negotiation only as the means of lulling his opponent into false security . In the beginning of February the nabob arrived with a large force , and began ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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