CONTENTS.

Introduction

Chapter I.-A Brief Glance at Ancient India and the Formation of the East India Company
II.-Foundation of Calcutta and Fall of the Mogul Empire.-Angria the Pirate, &c.

III.-The Sieges of Madras, Fort St. David, and Pondicherry.

IV. The Tanjore Campaign.—Robert Clive

V.-Progress of the War in the Carnatic, &c.

VI.-Capture of Arcot.-Defence of it by Clive.-Cauverypauk

VII.-Of the Sepoys.-Siege of Trichinopoly.-Battles of the Golden and Sugar-Loaf Rocks, &c.

VIII.-Gheriah Reduced.--Calcutta Taken.-The Black Hole

IX.-" Clive the Avenger."-Calcutta Retaken.-Hooghly and Chandernagore Reduced

X.-Battle of Plassy.-Defeat, Flight, and Dethronement of the Nabob of Bengal by Colonel Clive .

XI.-Assassination of Surajah Dowlah.-Coote's Expedition.-Trichinopoly Attacked again

XII.-Count de Lally. His "Instructions."- Sea Battle.--Surrender of Fort St. David.-Count d'Ache's

Instructions.-Tanjore Attacked

XIII.-Progress of the British and French Campaign in India.—Siege of Madras and Capture of Conjeveram

XIV.-Sea-Fight off Fort St. David.—Affair off Wandiwash.-Defeat of Conflans by Colonel Forde.-

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Masulipatam Stormed -Surat Taken

XV. The Dutch in Bengal.—Battle of Wandiwash.-The Country Ravaged.-Chitapett Reduced

XVI.-Capture of Arcot and Reduction of Pondicherry.-Fate of the Count de Lally.-Fall of the French

Power in India

XVII. Clive Returns to India for the Last Time

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XVIII. The Revolution in Bengal.—Meer Jaffier Deposed.—Meer Cossim Made Nabob.-His Quarrel with

the Company

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XIX.-Meer Cossim Deposed.-Defeated by Major Adams.—Massacre of the Europeans at Patna.-Battles

of Buxar and Korah

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XX. -Clive Dictator in India.-State of the Country.-Discontents in the Bengal Army.-Reforms Continued 106

XXI.-Conquest of the Philippine Isles.-Affairs of the Carnatic.-Hyder Ali, &c.

XXII.-War with Hyder Ali.—The Chingama Pass.—Battle of Eroor

XXIII. The Defence of Amboor.-Our Treaty with the Nizam.-Hyder Ali and the Zemindars of Bednore, &c. 119

XXIV. Narrow Escape of Colonel Wood's Army at Mulwagul.-Annihilation of Nixon's Detachment.-Hyder

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XXV.-Famine in Bengal.-Death of Lord Clive.-Interference of Government

XXVI.-Mohammed Ali.-The Company and the Ministry.-War with Tanjore

XXVII. The Conquest of Tanjore .

XXVIII.-Judges Appointed in Bengal.—Balambangan.—Internal Dissension at Madras

XXIX.-Warren Hastings.-The First Governor-General.—Affairs in Bengal, &c.

XXX.-Mohammed Reza Khan and the Rajah Nuncomar

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XXXI.-The Treaty of Benares.-Rohilla War.-Battle of Babul-Nullah, and Conquest of Rohilcund

XXXII. Dissensions at Calcutta.-Affairs of Oude.-Revolt of the Matchlockmen

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XXXIII. Salsette Conquered.-Treaty with Ragobah.-The Battle of Arass.-Fall of Ragobah the Mahratta

XXXIV. The Scottish East India Company.-Its Rise, Progress, and Destruction.

XXXV. -The Conspiracy of Nuncomar. -His Arrest, Trial, and Execution

XXXVI.—Extraordinary Proceedings in Bengal.—Duel between the Governor-General and Mr. Francis

XXXVII.-A Quarrel with the Mahrattas.-The March of Colonel Leslie

XXXVIII.-Pondicherry Reduced again.-The March of Colonel Goddard

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XXXIX.-War with the Mahrattas.-Goddard Takes the Field.—Dubhoy and Ahmedabad Captured.-First

Communication Overland Established by Warren Hastings

XL.-Exploits of Captain Popham. -Capture of Gwalior.-Siege of Bassein.-Battle of Doogaur.-Goddard's

Disastrous Retreat.-The Treaty of Salbye

XLI. Of the Land and Sea Forces of the East India Company

XLII.-Hyder Ali and Swartz the Missionary.-Invasion of the Carnatic. --Destruction of Colonel Baillie's Troops 212

XLIII. Sir E. Coote Takes Command in the Carnatic. -Daring Act of Lieutenant Flint.-Hyder's Ships

Destroyed.-The Pagoda of Chillambaram Attacked

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XLIV.-The Battle of Porto Novo.-Arrival of Colonel Pearse's Column.-Battles of Pollilore and Sholingur.-

State of Vellore

XLV. Negapatam and Trincomalee Captured.-Vellore Relieved.-Destruction of Braithwaite's Troops.-

Operations in Malabar

XLVI.-Sea-Fights off Pondicherry and Ceylon. ---Combat of Arnee.-Trincomalee.-Death of Hyder Ali

XLVII.-Capture of Bednore in Canara.-Sieges of Cuddalore and Mangalore.-Peace with France

XLVIII.-Campaign of Colonel Fullarton

XLIX. Rebellion and Massacre at Benares.-Rout, Flight, and Dethronement of Cheyte Sing

L.-The Begums of Oude.-The Gift to Hastings

LI. Fyzoola Khan.-Resignation of Warren Hastings, &c.

LIII.-Cornwallis and His Measures.-The King's and Company's Services, &c.

LIV. Schemes of Tippoo.-The Lines of Travancore. - Their Defence by the Nairs

LV.-The First Campaign against Tippoo, including the Successes of Colonels Stuart and Floyd.—Battle of

Showroor.-Conquest of Malabar, &c.

LVI. The Second Campaign against Tippoo. -Bangalore Stormed.-The Battle of Carigat

LVII.-Junction with the Mahrattas, and the Retreat to Bangalore

LVIII.-Third Campaign against Tippoo.-Storming of Nundydroog, Savandroog, &c.-Mr. Francis's Motion

in Parliament Lost

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LIX.-The Rajah of Coorg.-The Bad Feeling in Britain.-Review of the Army, and Final Advance upon

Seringapatam

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LX.-Tippoo's Camp Attacked.-Seringapatam Blocked up.-Tippoo Attempts to Negotiate .

LXI.-Tippoo Humbled.-Sues for Peace.-Surrender of the Hostages.-Close of the War with Mysore

LXII. Sir John Shore, afterwards Lord Teignmouth.-Sea-Fight with French Cruisers.—Mahadajee Scindia

Dies.—Invasion of the Deccan by the Mahrattas.--Battle of Beder.—Rebellions in the Deccan, &c. 310

LXIII.-Defeat of Gholaum Mohammed Khan.-Marriage of Vizier Ali.-The Dutch Settlements Reduced.—

Discontent in the Army, &c.-Ead of Lord Teignmouth's Administration

LXIV.-Earl of Mornington in Office.-Intrigues between the French and Tippoo Sultan

LXV.-Preparations for the Final War with Tippoo.-The Battle of Malavelly

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LXVI.-Character, &c., of Tippoo.-Last Siege of Seringapatam, and Death of the Sultan

LXVII.-The Fight in Balasore Roads.-Partition of Mysore.-Restoration of the Ancient Hindoo Dynasty

LXVIII. "The King of the Two Worlds" Defeated and Slain

LXIX.-Acquisitions in the Carnatic, Oude, and Ferruckabad.--The Army of Egypt.-Annexation of Surat

LXX. A New Mahratta War.-The Battle of Assaye.-Truce with Scindia

LXXI.-The Provinces of Goojerat and Cuttack Reduced.-Allyghur Stormed.-Battle of Delhi.-The Great Gun

of Agra.-Battle of Laswaree

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Cornwallis again Governor-General.-His Death and Tomb

LXXII.-Conquest of Bundelcund.—Battle of Argaum. -Storming of Gawilghur, and End of the War

LXXIII.-Sea-Fight off Pulo Aor.-The House of Holkar.-Monson's Disastrous Retreat.

LXXIV.-The War with Holkar.—Ochterlony's Defence of Delhi.—Our Victories at Ferruckabad and Deeg

LXXV. The Four Fatal Assaults on Bhurtpore.-Ameer Khan.-End of the Blockade

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LXXVII. Treaty with Scindia. -Pursuit of Holkar.—Tragic End of Sirjee Rao.—The Mutiny at Vellore .

LXXVIII.—The Earl of Minto Governor-General.—Tragic Story of Lakshman the Robber.-Comonah Expedition. —

Ameer Khan and other Robber Chiefs

LXXX.-Capture of Kallinger.-"The Irish Rajah."-Treaty with Runjeet Sing.-The Embassy to Cabul

LXXXI.-The Embassies to Persia and Scinde, 1809.-Fighting in Travancore

LXXXII.-The Dissensions at Madras.-Mutiny of the Army.-Its Causes and Conclusion

LXXXIII. Capture of Goa, Macao, Isle of France (Mauritius).—The Moluccas

LXXXV.—The Mughs.-The Nepaulese and Ghoorkas.-Death of the Earl of Minto

LXXXVI. The Earl of Moira Governor-General.-The Nepaulese War

LXXXVII.-War with the Ghoorkas.—Valour and Success of Ochterlony.-Operations of General Wood.-Conquest

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LXXXVIII. The Heights of Maloun Captured.-The Second Campaign in Nepaul, under Ochterlony.-Its

Victorious Conclusion

LXXXIX.-Intrigues of the Ghoorkas.-Cutch Subdued.-Opposition of the Hindoos to Taxation.-The Siege of

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XCV.-Capture of Chanda and Riaghur.—The Killedar of Talnere

XCIII.-Battle of Maheidpore.-Cholera Morbus.-Legend Concerning It.-Progress of the Pindaree War

XCIV.-The Battle of Koreigaum.-Continued Flight of the Peishwa, &c.

XCI.-Detail of the Armies of Hindostan and the Deccan.-Scindia's Treaty and Contingent.-Mountstuart

Elphinstone and the Peishwa, &c.

XCII. The Battle of Kirkee.-Revolt of Apa Sahib.-The Battles of the Seetabuldee Hills and Nagpore.--

Combat of Jubulpore, &c.

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XCVI. -Operations in Candeish.-Fall of Malligaum.-Apa Sahib made Prisoner, but Escapes.-Surrender of

the Last Peishwa of the Mahrattas, &c.

XCVII.-Of the Bheels and Gonds, &c.—Apa Sahib again in Arms.—His Flight

XCVIII. Preparations against Aseerghur.-Its Siege and Capture.-Close of the War and Its Results

XCIX.-British Rule in Central India. -The Kandyan War and Conquest of Ceylon

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C.-The Affairs of Cutch.-Quarrel with the Ameers of Scinde.-Insurrection in Goojerat.-Affairs of

Oude and the Deccan. - Case of Palmer and Co.

CI.-The Pirates of the Gulf.-Their Origin and Progress. -End of Lord Hastings' Adininistration

CII.—George Canning, Appointed Governor-General, Resigns; Lord Amherst Appointed.—Mr. John Adams,

in the Interim, Conducts the Administration, &c.

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CIII. The First Burmese War.-Capture of Rangoon.-The European Prisoners.-Mortality among the

Troops, &c.

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CIV. -The War with Burman. --Attack on the Great Pagoda at Rangoon. -Operations in Assam, Arracan, &c. 372