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Historical Sketches of the South of India In An Attempt to Trace the History of Mysoor From the Origin of the Hindoo Government of That State to the Extinction of the Mohammedan Dynasty in 1799

1932

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE SOUTH OF INDIA IN AN ATTEMPT TO TRACE THE HISTORY OF MYSOOR: FROM THE RIGIN OF THE HINDOO GOVERNMENT OF THAT STATE TO THE EXTINCTION OF THE MOHAMMEDAN DYNASTY IN 1799. [...] On the 25th Colonel Baillie arrived on the bank of the river Cortelaur then nearly dry but liable to be swoln by the mountain rains and committed the great military fault of encamping on the northern instead of the southern bank : the floods descended ou the night of the 25th and prevented his crossing until the 4th1 of September. [...] Sir Hector Munro still adhering to the vital importance of protecting his provisions and stores in the pagoda which in the event he was compelled to abandon adopted tilie determination (in concurrence* with the opinion of his principal officers) of detaching the flank companies of the army on the night of the 8th to unite with Colonel Baillie and enable him to form the junction. [...] The baggage being on the left of the column of march and a heavy body of horse aproaching in that direction from the rear the officer commanding the rear guard unlimbered his guns and a halt was ordered for the purpose of making a disposition to place the baggage on the right. [...] On the first preparation for the investment of the place early in December the wives and families of the sepoys had contrary to Lieutenant Flint's wishes and remonstrances departed with the hope of being permitted to reside without molestation among their friends in the villages of the protected part of the country.
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Pages
840
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.145119
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Frontmatter
i-xxiii Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXII
1-67 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXIII
68-105 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXIV
106-155 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXV
156-182 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXVI
183-197 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXVII
198-235 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXVIII
236-252 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXIX
253-273 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXX
274-290 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXI
291-310 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXII
311-335 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXIII
336-359 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXIV
360-377 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXV
378-404 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXVI
405-420 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXVII
421-439 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXVIII
440-470 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XXXIX
471-493 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XL
494-524 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLI
525-560 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLII
561-613 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLIII
614-647 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLIV
648-668 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLV
669-687 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLVI
688-720 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLVII
721-741 Mark Wilks view
Chapter XLVIII
742-774 Mark Wilks view
Appendix
775-782 Mark Wilks view
Index
783-817 Mark Wilks view

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