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He was present at the battle of Ujjain when Holkar's cavalry defeated four of Sindhia's battalions , killing nearly all their officers . In this battle Derridon was wounded and taken prisoner , and Hessing had to pay Rs . 40,000 ransom ...
He was present at the battle of Ujjain when Holkar's cavalry defeated four of Sindhia's battalions , killing nearly all their officers . In this battle Derridon was wounded and taken prisoner , and Hessing had to pay Rs . 40,000 ransom ...
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Louis Derridon ( to quote Mr. Keene ) founded a family of farmers whose present representatives have preserved few signs of their European origin . Mr. Keene recalls that when he was District Judge of Agra in the ' seventies of the last ...
Louis Derridon ( to quote Mr. Keene ) founded a family of farmers whose present representatives have preserved few signs of their European origin . Mr. Keene recalls that when he was District Judge of Agra in the ' seventies of the last ...
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He was a native of Utrecht in Holland and came out Ceylon in the Military service of the Dutch East India Company in the year 1757 , and and was present at the taking of Candia by their troops . Five years afterwards he returned to ...
He was a native of Utrecht in Holland and came out Ceylon in the Military service of the Dutch East India Company in the year 1757 , and and was present at the taking of Candia by their troops . Five years afterwards he returned to ...
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It was the intention of Lord Wellesley to send this trophy to England as a present to King George III , but when the gun was embarked on a country boat , it sank into the depths of ...
It was the intention of Lord Wellesley to send this trophy to England as a present to King George III , but when the gun was embarked on a country boat , it sank into the depths of ...
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At last it was decided to walk along the road , which at one time formed the western walk of the Belvedere grounds , until a suitable site should present itself . This was done and before long the party came upon a dry and retired spot ...
At last it was decided to walk along the road , which at one time formed the western walk of the Belvedere grounds , until a suitable site should present itself . This was done and before long the party came upon a dry and retired spot ...
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