The History of British India, Том 2Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1817 - 777 страници |
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... Negapatnam and Trincomalee taken from the Dutch- Treaty between the Nabob of Arcot and Supreme Council - Assignment of the Nabob's Revenues - Tellicherry invested - Great Armaments sent from both England and France - Disaster of Colonel ...
... Negapatnam and Trincomalee taken from the Dutch- Treaty between the Nabob of Arcot and Supreme Council - Assignment of the Nabob's Revenues - Tellicherry invested - Great Armaments sent from both England and France - Disaster of Colonel ...
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... Negapatnam , when he descried the enemy just arriving on the coast . + * For the above details respecting Labourdonnais , see Memoire , ut supra , pp . 10–92 . ↑ Orme , i . 60-63 . 1746 . with the Labourdonnais formed his line , and 38 ...
... Negapatnam , when he descried the enemy just arriving on the coast . + * For the above details respecting Labourdonnais , see Memoire , ut supra , pp . 10–92 . ↑ Orme , i . 60-63 . 1746 . with the Labourdonnais formed his line , and 38 ...
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... Negapatnam , hoisted Dutch colours as a decoy , and made sail . The English , understanding the feint , changed their course , and fled . Labourdonnais says he pursued them all that and the next day , when , having the wind in their ...
... Negapatnam , hoisted Dutch colours as a decoy , and made sail . The English , understanding the feint , changed their course , and fled . Labourdonnais says he pursued them all that and the next day , when , having the wind in their ...
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... Negapatnam , had tantalized the inhabitants of Ma- dras , who looked to it with eagerness for protection , by appearing off Pullicat , about thirty miles to the northward on the 3d of September , and again sailing away . Peyton ...
... Negapatnam , had tantalized the inhabitants of Ma- dras , who looked to it with eagerness for protection , by appearing off Pullicat , about thirty miles to the northward on the 3d of September , and again sailing away . Peyton ...
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... Negapatnam on the 28th , and , proceeding along shore , dis- covered the French fleet at nine the next morning , riding off Cuddalore . The French immediately weighed , and bore down towards Pondicherry , throwing out signals to recall ...
... Negapatnam on the 28th , and , proceeding along shore , dis- covered the French fleet at nine the next morning , riding off Cuddalore . The French immediately weighed , and bore down towards Pondicherry , throwing out signals to recall ...
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