The Calcutta Review, Volume 8University of Calcutta., 1847 - India |
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... troops then penetrated the great mountain chain , for the first time , to endeavour to obtain possession of his heir , of the remaining members of his family , and of his treasures . The region into which it advanced was entirely ...
... troops then penetrated the great mountain chain , for the first time , to endeavour to obtain possession of his heir , of the remaining members of his family , and of his treasures . The region into which it advanced was entirely ...
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... troops . At the end of about two months , the Rajah's Hindu officers were given up for a reward in the Maliahs of Boad . The Patriarchs of the offending district of Goomsur were betrayed one by one through the Naiks of the border , and ...
... troops . At the end of about two months , the Rajah's Hindu officers were given up for a reward in the Maliahs of Boad . The Patriarchs of the offending district of Goomsur were betrayed one by one through the Naiks of the border , and ...
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... troops of the line , which - the army being then distributed at its usual stations - were avail- able for foreign service ; and that the sufferings of those troops from sickness , during the first year , was greater than has been ...
... troops of the line , which - the army being then distributed at its usual stations - were avail- able for foreign service ; and that the sufferings of those troops from sickness , during the first year , was greater than has been ...
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... troops ; and as soon as possession of the country was fairly taken , settled down , chiefly at Moulmein , in considerable numbers ; but , like the Europeans , being foreigners , they need not here be more particularly ad- 88 THE ...
... troops ; and as soon as possession of the country was fairly taken , settled down , chiefly at Moulmein , in considerable numbers ; but , like the Europeans , being foreigners , they need not here be more particularly ad- 88 THE ...
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... troops at the mouth of the Salween at Amherst , but Sir A. Campbell ultimately selected the point of junction of the Salween , the Gyne , and the Attaran river for the permanent cantonment of the force . The advantage of this commanding ...
... troops at the mouth of the Salween at Amherst , but Sir A. Campbell ultimately selected the point of junction of the Salween , the Gyne , and the Attaran river for the permanent cantonment of the force . The advantage of this commanding ...
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