Military Reminiscences, 1권Smith, Elder, and Company, 1830 |
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162 페이지 - These English are a strange people, and their general is a wonderful man. They came here in the morning, looked at the Pettah wall, walked over it, killed all the garrison, and returned to breakfast. What can withstand them ?' The strong fortress of Ahmednuggur was next attacked, and compelled to surrender.
288 페이지 - I had the honour this morning to convey to you, by express, a small note in pencil for the information of the honourable the governor in council, by which you were made acquainted with • the satisfactory intelligence of the British flags being flying on every part of the Arambooly lines, as well as the commanding redoubts to the north and south.
50 페이지 - ... gaolers, headed their adherents, and rushing on the gate-guard, succeeded in overpowering them; when passing through the gates, they made such good use of their heels that, before morning, they had arrived at Panjallumcoorchy, a distance of thirty miles ; having surprised and disarmed nearly one hundred men at different stages on the road, and, at one place, an entire company, under a native officer. In their haste to secure a safe retreat, they, however, let slip the fairest opportunity they...
289 페이지 - Welsh's enter" prize; an enterprize which, from the natural strength " of the approach, appeared only practicable to the " exertions and determined bravery of British Troops, " led on to glory by Major Welsh. It was ascended " under cover of the night, and our Troops had actually " escaladed the wall, ere their approach was sus...
263 페이지 - From the nose inclining to the aquiline, and the under lip being very prominent and pouting, the profile shows it to the greatest advantage ; and every part, from top to toe, is smooth and highly polished. I could hardly conceive how the hand of man, and that particularly of a race by no means either intelligent or educated, could have accomplished such a work of labour, and that too on the summit of a sterile rock.
262 페이지 - ... statues, which, like those of Egypt, were frequently of colossal dimensions. That of Ningydeo is thus described by Colonel Welsh in his Military Reminiscences : ' Estimated as a military post only, this place must ever rank high, from its being almost inaccessible; though all wonder in this respect was speedily lost in our surprise, when, after ascending several neat staircases, we suddenly came upon a large stone building, above which we then first discovered a finely formed image, carved out...
349 페이지 - I proposed to enter into such conversation with him, in Hindustani as being reported, might induce the Rajah to grant him leave. He also told me, that the Rajah fearing some attack from the English, was building new forts, and repairing all the old ones, and then retired, I believe, unobserved. The signal being made for breakfast, we sat down, attended as usual. I entered into conversation with Mahomed Sahib, talked of his mistress now at Madras, and his late master's will, and asked him if he had...
289 페이지 - Regiment under Captain Hodgson, to reinforce and give confidence to his party. As soon as this addition was perceived, a detachment from his party stormed the main lines, and by dint of persevering bravery carried them, entirely, and the northern redoubt was abandoned by the panic-struck enemy, who fled in all possible confusion in every direction, leaving me in possession of their strongest lines, and I am now encamped two miles interior of the Arambooly Gate.
74 페이지 - A general panic now seized the enemy, and they fled from their assailants aa fust as possible ; but no sooner had they got clear of the fort, than they formed into two solid columns, and thus retreated, beset but not dismayed ; but our cavalry attacked them in flank and rear, and succeeded in cutting ott six hundred.
341 페이지 - On the 20th of October we rose with the lark, and took a walk, first to the Mausoleum, and afterwards to the horse and elephant stables. The little white elephant had grown considerably, but his skin was getting darker, and he appeared to be in bad health. Lieutenant Davies joined us here from Mysore, at half-past ten; and having to start early, we dined at noon. At one PM, the Rajah arrived in his military uniform, on horseback. He dismounted and sat with us some time, shewing us some of his guns,...