Memoir of the Life and Military Services of Viscount Lake, Baron Lake of Delhi and Laswaree, 1744-1808 |
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1st Battalion 2nd Battalion 8th Light Dragoons action advance Agra Aligarh Amir Khan arrived Arthur Wellesley artillery assault attack battery battle battle of Delhi battle of Laswari Bengal European Bhartpur brave breach British cavalry camp campaign Captain capture Castlebar casualties Cheap Edition Colonel column command Commander-in-Chief companies corps Crown 8vo defeat defence Delhi Demy 8vo despatch detachment Duke enemy England English Fcap fighting fire flank force fortress French gallant garrison George George Lake Gerard guns Holkar honour horse Humbert Illustrations India Irish John Jumna killed Laswari Lieut Lieut.-Colonel Lieutenant Lord Cornwallis Lord Granby Lord Lake Lord Wellesley loss Major Major-General Maratha miles Monson Muttra Native Infantry October officers ordered paper cover Perron position Post 8vo Prince Ferdinand Raja Rampura rebellion rebels retreat river Royal Scotland sepoys Sindhia Skinner soldier strength surrender tion town troops victory Vinegar Hill vols Wexford William Blackwood wounded
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