Chronological Annals of the War: From Its Beginning to the Present Time. In Two Parts. Part I. Containing from April 2, 1755, to the End of 1760. Part II.--From the Beginning of 1761, to the Signing of the Preliminaries of the Peace. With an Introductory Preface to Each Part...Clarendon Press, 1763 - 327 страници |
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Страница 61 - Europeans, took one gun, one tumbril of ammunition, two elephants, and fome horfes, blew up four tumbrils of ammunition, and then return'd into the town. Upon this fuccefs, M. Lally abandon'd the fiege of Tanjore, left his guns fpik'd upon the batteries, and retreated towards Garical.
Страница 29 - Accordingly we bcre down, and, about twenty minutes after three, the action began with great brifkJiefs on both fides, and continued for two hours and an half, when the French Commodore made a fignal, and one of the frigates immediately came to tow him out of the line, and the reft of the French ihips followed him.
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