Military Reminiscences, Volume 2Smith, Elder, and Company, 1830 - Great Britain |
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appearance arrived Baber back-water Bangalore bank bastion beautiful Belgaum boats Bombay Brahmin breakfast building built bungalow Calicut called Cannanore cantonment capital Captain centre cholera choultry Cochin Colapoor Colonel command corps crossed Darwar day-light delightful East eight elephant encamped English European feet five force four garrison gentlemen Ghaut ground guard half half-past heavy hill hill forts horses hour hundred India inhabitants jungars Kaludghee kind Madras Mahrattah Malabar coast Manantoddy miles further monsoon morning Mosque musquet Mysore Naire Native nearly never night nullah o'clock officers Pagoda Palace palanquins party passed Powenghur proceeded Quilon rain Rajah Ranee reached regiment Resident river road ruins Sepoys Seringapatam servants seven Sholapoor short distance side situated spot station stone stony Tellicherry Thomas Munro thousand took town Travancore trees troops Vellore village whilst whole wild Wynaud
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