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Miscellanies Old and New

Miscellanies Old and New

Smith, John Cotton

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General World History

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ISBN10: 115170962X
ISBN13: 9781151709622
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.09 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ...entirely approved the terms of that treaty, has ratified it; a copy is enclosed for your honourable Committee's information. In consequence of the conclusion of this engagement the Rajah of Bhurtpoor has despatched to the British camp, a detachment of 1,200 cavalry to co-operate with the British army. The character and influence of that chieftain in the northwestern quarter of Hindostan, render his alliance an object of considerable importance to the interests of the British Government. The Governor-General in council entertains a confident expectation, that the Rajpoot and other chieftains in that quarter will shortly be induced to connect their interests with those of AGRA, AND SCINDIAH's TERRITORY ON JUMNA, REDUCED. 377 the British Government, and if necessary to co-operate with the British troops against the enemy. On the 4th of October the army under the command of his Excellency General Lake, arrived before Agra; a summons was immediately sent demanding the surrender of the fort to which no answer was returned. The Mahratta officers in the fort had confined all the Europeans stationed there, and the greatest confusion was said to prevail within the fort. A body of the enemy's troops consisting of seven battalions being encamped under the walls of the fort, it became necessary to dislodge that force before the operations of the siege could be commenced. The Commander-in-Chief accordingly appointed a detachment of British troops under the command of Brigadier General Clarke for that duty, and on the 10th of October, the British detachment attacked and completely defeated the force of the enemy. By this success, the British troops obtained possession of the town of Agra, and were enabled to commence operations for the siege of the...

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