Lives of Indian Officers: Illustrative of the History of the Civil and Military Services of India, Tom 1A. Strahan, 1867 |
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... CONTENTS OF VOL . I. LORD CORNWALLIS PAGE . 1 SIR JOHN MALCOLM . 129 THE HONORABLE MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE . 233 THE REV . HENRY MARTYN . 321 SIR CHARLES METCALFE . 375 APPENDIX . 465 NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR FAIR ISLAND - STORY.
... CONTENTS OF VOL . I. LORD CORNWALLIS PAGE . 1 SIR JOHN MALCOLM . 129 THE HONORABLE MOUNTSTUART ELPHINSTONE . 233 THE REV . HENRY MARTYN . 321 SIR CHARLES METCALFE . 375 APPENDIX . 465 NOT ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR FAIR ISLAND - STORY.
Strona xvi
... ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR FAIR ISLAND - STORY THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY : HE THAT EVER FOLLOWING HER COMMANDS , ON WITH TOIL OF HEART AND KNEES AND HANDS , THROUGH THE LONG GORGE TO THE FAR LIGHT HAS WON HIS PATH UPWARD AND ...
... ONCE OR TWICE IN OUR FAIR ISLAND - STORY THE PATH OF DUTY WAS THE WAY TO GLORY : HE THAT EVER FOLLOWING HER COMMANDS , ON WITH TOIL OF HEART AND KNEES AND HANDS , THROUGH THE LONG GORGE TO THE FAR LIGHT HAS WON HIS PATH UPWARD AND ...
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... once to think seriously of doing his duty , with all his might , in the state of life to which he had been called ; and , being a soldier , to make himself a good one . The Duke of Cumberland then commanded the Army , and from him ...
... once to think seriously of doing his duty , with all his might , in the state of life to which he had been called ; and , being a soldier , to make himself a good one . The Duke of Cumberland then commanded the Army , and from him ...
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... Once Cornwallis had it within his power to inflict a blow upon Washington's army , from which it could never have recovered . The rebel troops , encumbered with a heavy train of artillery , were in panic flight before him , and he had ...
... Once Cornwallis had it within his power to inflict a blow upon Washington's army , from which it could never have recovered . The rebel troops , encumbered with a heavy train of artillery , were in panic flight before him , and he had ...
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... once or abandoned his design . Starting on New Year's - day from New York , he reached Prince - town on the same evening , took command of the British troops in Jersey , and advanced to give battle to the enemy . Before nightfall on the ...
... once or abandoned his design . Starting on New Year's - day from New York , he reached Prince - town on the same evening , took command of the British troops in Jersey , and advanced to give battle to the enemy . Before nightfall on the ...
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affairs afterwards appear appointed army arrival Badjee Barlow Bengal Bombay British Government Calcutta camp career character Charles Metcalfe chief civil Colonel command conduct Council Court of Directors delight doubt duty East India Company effect Elphinstone endeavour enemy England English European favour feeling French friends Governor Governor-General happiness heart Henry Martyn honour hope Hyderabad interests King King's letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Minto Lord Wellesley Lord William Bentinck Lordship Madras Mahratta Medows Memoir ment Metcalfe's military mind Ministers mission Mountstuart Mountstuart Elphinstone Mysore native never opinion peace Peishwah Persian political Poonah present racter Rajah received regiment Residency respect return to England Scindiah sent Seringapatam settlement Sindh Sir Charles Metcalfe Sir George Barlow Sir John Malcolm soldier soon success things thought tion Tippoo troops whilst wish write wrote young
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