Correspondence of Charles, First Marquis Cornwallis, Том 1J. Murray, 1859 |
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affairs afterwards appear appointed April army arrival attack attention Bart believe Bengal British Calcutta Camden Captain cavalry Charles Charlestown Colonel command Company Company's conduct CORNWALLIS TO LIEUT.-COLONEL CORNWALLIS TO LORD CORNWALLIS TO SIR corps Court of Directors DEAR LORD DEAR ROSS despatch Duke EARL CORNWALLIS Edition endeavour enemy England favour Fcap force Fort William France French friends give Government Governor Governor-General HENRY DUNDAS honour hope India John July June King King's letter LIEUT.-COLONEL ROSS Lord Cornwallis LORD GEORGE GERMAIN Lord Rawdon Lord Sydney Lordship Madras Majesty Majesty's Major-General Marattas March ment military militia Minister Nabob Nizam North Carolina occasion officers opinion Peshwa Pitt Post 8vo present Prince province Rajah received regiment revenue River Sept settlement SIR HENRY CLINTON Tarleton tion Tippoo Travancore treaty troops Vizier Vols William wish Woodcuts York
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