England, India, and Afghanistan and The Story of Afghanistan: Or, Why the Tory Government Gags the Indian Press; a Plea for the Weak Against the StrongTheosophical Publishing House, 1931 - 123 pages |
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Page 39
... Oudh , but the battle of the Buxar - fought on October 23rd , 1764 - in which Major Munro crushed the army of Oudh , decided his fate . The Mogul prayed for the protection of the invincible English ; the prince of Oudh asked for peace ...
... Oudh , but the battle of the Buxar - fought on October 23rd , 1764 - in which Major Munro crushed the army of Oudh , decided his fate . The Mogul prayed for the protection of the invincible English ; the prince of Oudh asked for peace ...
Page 50
... Oudh , and offered large gifts to the Rohillas if they would give them safe passage through their mountain lands , they steadily refused to do so , exposing themselves to the wrath of the terrible Mahratta cavalry , because they had ...
... Oudh , and offered large gifts to the Rohillas if they would give them safe passage through their mountain lands , they steadily refused to do so , exposing themselves to the wrath of the terrible Mahratta cavalry , because they had ...
Page 51
... Oudh could not hope to overbear them in battle - field ; such an attempt would be foredoomed to failure . But there was one way open to success . There were some troops near Oudh fully equal to match with the warriors of Rohilkhand . If ...
... Oudh could not hope to overbear them in battle - field ; such an attempt would be foredoomed to failure . But there was one way open to success . There were some troops near Oudh fully equal to match with the warriors of Rohilkhand . If ...
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