Annals of the Wars of the Eighteenth Century (Volume 2); Compiled from the Most Authentic Histories of the Period

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1862 Excerpt: ... 186 CL1VE SENT FROM MADRAS TO BENGAL. AJi. down to sleep, commenced an attack. Clive promptly made the necessary dispositions for repulsing the enemy, which were executed with precision and effect. The enemy were driven back, but were still prepared to dispute the fortune of the day, when a shot passing near the turban of Monicbund, so astounded the gallant commander, that he instantly turned his elephant and fled with his whole force. Although the British troops were in this affair taken at a disadvantage, the result seemed to have impressed the enemy with a conviction that they were not to be despised. The following day was fixed on by Clive for an assault on Bndge Bndge; but in the evening;. a drunken sailor having straggled to the ditch, crossed it and scrambled over the ramparts: finding no sentinels he shonted to the advance guard of the British force that he had taken the fort, and on their proceeding to join him it was found that the place was really evacuated. Monichund had fled away to Calcutta, where leaving a garrison of 500 men, he went off with the rest of his force to Hooghley. 1757.. WAR iN THE EAST iNDiES.--2. CLiVE ATTACKED BY SUBAJAH DUWLAH. 3. CLiVE CAPTURKS CHANDERNAQORE. 4. CLiVE ADVANCES AGAiNST THE NABOB.--5. BATTLE OF PLASSEY. 6. CONSEQUENCES OF THE ViCTORY. 7-CLiVE DEFEATS A DUTCH ARMAMENT iN THE HOOGHLEY.--8. CLiVE RETURNS TO EUROPE. ADMiRAL WATSON DIES; HiS CHARACTER.--9. WAR iN THE CARNATiC.--10. WAR iN NORTH AMERiCA. 11. CONJUNCT EXPEDiTiON OF THE BRiTiSH AGAiNST LOUiSBURG, WHiCH FAiLS.--12. CONJUNCT EXPEDiTiON OF THE BRiTiSH AGAiNST THE PORT OF ROCHEFOKT, WHiCH FAiLS 13. WAR iN AFRiCA. 14. WAR iN GERMANY.--15. THE FRENCH THREATEN HANOVER.--16. THE KiNG OF PRUSSiA PREPARES FOR THE CAMPAiGN. 17-THE EMPRESS QUEEN PREPARES HER ARM...