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This humiliation and “ a remark of Perron's ” ( whatever that might have been ) caused him to throw up his commission in disgust , and he returned to Agra " without leave , ” accompanied by a hundred cavalry .
This humiliation and “ a remark of Perron's ” ( whatever that might have been ) caused him to throw up his commission in disgust , and he returned to Agra " without leave , ” accompanied by a hundred cavalry .
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Carey in his “ Good Old Days tells us how a Major Brown challenged to single combat Sir John Macpherson , Governor - General of India . The cause of the quarrel may be partially 1 ) gleaned from a despatch of the Court of Directors ...
Carey in his “ Good Old Days tells us how a Major Brown challenged to single combat Sir John Macpherson , Governor - General of India . The cause of the quarrel may be partially 1 ) gleaned from a despatch of the Court of Directors ...
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Here follows a long - winded censure on Brown for having demanded an apology for a statement which Sir John had caused to be made , while acting not in the capacity of a private gentleman , but in that of a high public official .
Here follows a long - winded censure on Brown for having demanded an apology for a statement which Sir John had caused to be made , while acting not in the capacity of a private gentleman , but in that of a high public official .
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Cholera is given out by his brother officers as the cause of death and his mortal remains are interred with military honours . The survivor spends the rest of his days with the cheering consciousness of having sent a fellow - creature ...
Cholera is given out by his brother officers as the cause of death and his mortal remains are interred with military honours . The survivor spends the rest of his days with the cheering consciousness of having sent a fellow - creature ...
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The 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 challenge to W. Larkins ...
The 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 challenge to W. Larkins ...
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