A Comprehensive History of India, Civil, Military and Social: From the First Landing of the English, to the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt; Including an Outline of the Early History of Hindoostan, Volume 1Blackie, 1862 |
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Page 447
... Major Lawrence . The presidency , having satisfied themselves that the man who could muster an army of 300,000 men must be the real soubahdar , had got rid of all their doubts and scruples on the subject of his title , and resolved mag ...
... Major Lawrence . The presidency , having satisfied themselves that the man who could muster an army of 300,000 men must be the real soubahdar , had got rid of all their doubts and scruples on the subject of his title , and resolved mag ...
Page 487
... Major Lawrence had nothing to oppose but his 500 Europeans and 2000 sepoys . Even of the latter 700 were constantly employed in escorting provisions . The enemy , confident in superiority of numbers , was now emboldened to quit the ...
... Major Lawrence had nothing to oppose but his 500 Europeans and 2000 sepoys . Even of the latter 700 were constantly employed in escorting provisions . The enemy , confident in superiority of numbers , was now emboldened to quit the ...
Page 491
... Major Lawrence with every man that could be spared for the field . Having succeeded in mustering 237 Euro- peans and 300 sepoys , they sent them under Captains Ridge and Calliaud by sea to Devicotta . Major Lawrence moved eastward to ...
... Major Lawrence with every man that could be spared for the field . Having succeeded in mustering 237 Euro- peans and 300 sepoys , they sent them under Captains Ridge and Calliaud by sea to Devicotta . Major Lawrence moved eastward to ...
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Afghan Ahmednuggur Akber Ala-u-din Aluf appearance Arcot army arrived attack attempt Aurungzebe Baber Bengal Bombay British brother Cabool capital Captain capture carried charter chief Chunda Clive coast command commenced Company's conquest consequence continued Cossimbazar court death Deccan defeated defence Delhi Dupleix Dutch East India elephants endeavoured enemy English Europeans expedition factory favour Ferishta fleet force Fort St French Gama garrison Ghuznee Gingee governor Gujerat Hindoo honour Hoomayoon horse Hosen Ali immediately Indies Indus island Kandahar Khan king Lahore Lally Madras Mahmood Mahomed Mahometan Mahrattas Major Lawrence miles Mirza Mogul Mogul empire Mooltan Mullik nabob native obliged obtained officers Omichund Persian Pondicherry Portuguese Porus possession presidency prince prisoner proceeded Punjab Rajah reign sailed sent sepoys Sevajee Shah ships siege soon success Sultan Surat territory throne tion took trade treaty Trichinopoly troops vessels victory voyage whole zamorin