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 204
... endeavoured to discover an independent route by the north - east . William Barentz False hopes The first expedition , undertaken by a private company , with the sanction but without any direct assistance from the States , consisted of ...
... endeavoured to discover an independent route by the north - east . William Barentz False hopes The first expedition , undertaken by a private company , with the sanction but without any direct assistance from the States , consisted of ...
Page 287
... endeavoured to stop all the avenues of communication through which his brothers might become acquainted with his father's state ; but the fact was of too public and important a nature to admit of concealment , and a very short time ...
... endeavoured to stop all the avenues of communication through which his brothers might become acquainted with his father's state ; but the fact was of too public and important a nature to admit of concealment , and a very short time ...
Page 354
... endeavoured to interdict the French from laying siege to Madras , he had pacified him by pro- mising that the town ... endeavoured to gain his object by attempting to seize the person of Labourdonnais , and tampering with the soldiers ...
... endeavoured to interdict the French from laying siege to Madras , he had pacified him by pro- mising that the town ... endeavoured to gain his object by attempting to seize the person of Labourdonnais , and tampering with the soldiers ...
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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