Thus it was late in 1790 before the siege of this place was resolved on and early in 1791 earl Cornwallis took the command of the army avowedly with the intention of attacking it Ile began his march from Vellout on the 5th of february ; on the 20th the whole of his forces had ascended the ghauts by the Muglee pass ; and on the 5th of march the army was encamped before Bangalore. [...] Thence they proceeded along the rampart to the right whilst the light infantry took the contrary direction and the rest of the troops descended into the body of the place. [...] Captain Gage with the grenadiers of the 52d and the flank companies of the 76th to gain the eastern hill to the left : the honourable captain Monson with the light company of the 52d to scour the works towards the western hill on the right ; the honourable captain Lindsay and captain Robertson with the flank companies of the 71st regiment to separate and attack the works or parties they [...] On the night of the 18th the trenches were opeed on the north bide of the fort ; and in the mean time major Dalrymple heat up the enemy's horse camp on the south side of the river in order to draw their attention to that quarter. [...] To this however he found himself obliged to submit ; and on the 19th of march the treaty was delivered to the confederate powers having been signed on the iith of that month or the 23d of the month rejeb in the year of the hejra 1206.
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