The Calcutta Review, Volumes 134-435University of Calcutta, 1912 |
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Page 10
... caused him to throw up his commis- sion in disgust , and he returned to Agra " without leave , " accompanied by a hundred cavalry . Sindhia was so much concerned at his departure , that Perron went personally to pacify his brigade ...
... caused him to throw up his commis- sion in disgust , and he returned to Agra " without leave , " accompanied by a hundred cavalry . Sindhia was so much concerned at his departure , that Perron went personally to pacify his brigade ...
Page 20
... us how a Major Brown challenged to single combat Sir John Macpherson , Governor - General of India . The cause of the quarrel may be partially gleaned from a despatch of the Court of Directors dated 20 THE CALCUTTA KEVIEW .
... us how a Major Brown challenged to single combat Sir John Macpherson , Governor - General of India . The cause of the quarrel may be partially gleaned from a despatch of the Court of Directors dated 20 THE CALCUTTA KEVIEW .
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... caused to be made , while acting not in the capacity of a private gentleman , but in that of a high public official . The paragraph which roused the fiery Major's wrath appeared in the Calcutta Gazette and was made by authority of ...
... caused to be made , while acting not in the capacity of a private gentleman , but in that of a high public official . The paragraph which roused the fiery Major's wrath appeared in the Calcutta Gazette and was made by authority of ...
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... cause of death and his mortal remains are interred with military honours . The survivor spends the rest of his days with the cheering conscious- ness of having sent a fellow - creature to a premature grave , or perchance a few more ...
... cause of death and his mortal remains are interred with military honours . The survivor spends the rest of his days with the cheering conscious- ness of having sent a fellow - creature to a premature grave , or perchance a few more ...
Page 23
... cause of the difference is not stated , " A third account would appear to be a little out of the ordinary . At the Sessions of 1791 , Mr. C. Fenwick was found guilty of a misdemeanour in sending a chal- lenge to W. Larkins , Esq ...
... cause of the difference is not stated , " A third account would appear to be a little out of the ordinary . At the Sessions of 1791 , Mr. C. Fenwick was found guilty of a misdemeanour in sending a chal- lenge to W. Larkins , Esq ...
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