When the tiger fought the thistle: the tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of the Madras Army
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| Beschreibung: | Includes index List of Plates; Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1. The Relationship between England and Scotland from the Death of Queen Elizabeth to the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746; 2. The Early Years of William Baillie of Dunain and the Formation of the 89th Highland Regiment of Foot; 3. The Later Years and Death of the Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 and his Capture, Torture and Murder of Shambuji the Son of the Mahratta Chieftain Shivaji 4. The French in Southern India and Monsieur Dupleix, the Governor of Pondicherry. The English in Southern India and Mr Nicholas Morse, the Governor of Madras5. Early Days of the English at Madras. The Siege and Surrender of Madras to the French under the Command of La Bourdonnais in 1746; 6. Dupleix Becomes Master of Half of the Peninsula of India. His Defeat, his Return to France and his Subsequent Bankruptcy 7. The unsuccessful Second French Siege of Madras by General Comte de Lally. Followed by the Successful Siege and Capture of Pondicherry by the English in which Lieutenant William Baillie Participated8. Early Letters of William Baillie to his Father and Mother. Personal Accounts of the Pondicherry Siege; 9. An Account of a Fellow officer's Voyage to Madras via Calcutta Coincident with that of William Baillie; 10. Letters Concerning the Mauritius, Manila and Tanjore Military Expeditions. Disappointment; 11. Hector Munro. William Baillie's Transfer to the Madras Army 12. The First Anglo-Mysore War and the Battles of Chengam, Tiruvannamalai and Singarapet 176713. Description of a Campaign March in the Carnatic; 14. William Baillie's Brother John Arrives in the Carnatic. The Cadet System. Continued Fighting; 15. Remittances to Dunain, John Baillie's Correspondence with his Father; 16. William Baillie Appointed Brigade Major. The Two Tanjore Campaigns and the Inability of the nawab to Pay the Promised Prize Money; 17. The Significance of the Perquisite Batta. Further Remittances to Dunain. Death of William's Father 18. The Arrival of Lord Pigot for his Second Term as Governor -- His Subsequent Deposition Following his Re-Instatement of the Rajah of Tanjore -- His Arrest and Death in Prison19. Letters with References to the Bombay War with the Mahrattas and to the 'Intestinal Broils' in Calcutta. His Daughter Ann Sent Home to a Seminary from Cuddalore. The Arrival of Francis Baillie from Inverness The Battle of Pollilur on 10th September 1780, fought as part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War, was one of the worst defeats the British ever faced on the Indian subcontinent. It was fought between The East India Company, led by Colonel William Baillie, and the Mysore Army under the command of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Heavily outnumbered and wounded in battle, Bailie was taken prisoner and eventually died in captivity in Seringapatam, in the state of Karnataka near Mysore on 13th November 1782. News of Pollilur aroused widespread consternation in England that India was lost, yet the details o |
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| spelling | Tritton, Alan 1931- Verfasser (DE-588)1043981667 aut When the tiger fought the thistle the tragedy of Colonel William Baillie of the Madras Army Alan Tritton London Radcliffe Press 2013 xv, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Includes index List of Plates; Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1. The Relationship between England and Scotland from the Death of Queen Elizabeth to the Battle of Culloden Moor in 1746; 2. The Early Years of William Baillie of Dunain and the Formation of the 89th Highland Regiment of Foot; 3. The Later Years and Death of the Emperor Aurangzeb in 1707 and his Capture, Torture and Murder of Shambuji the Son of the Mahratta Chieftain Shivaji 4. The French in Southern India and Monsieur Dupleix, the Governor of Pondicherry. The English in Southern India and Mr Nicholas Morse, the Governor of Madras5. Early Days of the English at Madras. The Siege and Surrender of Madras to the French under the Command of La Bourdonnais in 1746; 6. Dupleix Becomes Master of Half of the Peninsula of India. His Defeat, his Return to France and his Subsequent Bankruptcy 7. The unsuccessful Second French Siege of Madras by General Comte de Lally. Followed by the Successful Siege and Capture of Pondicherry by the English in which Lieutenant William Baillie Participated8. Early Letters of William Baillie to his Father and Mother. Personal Accounts of the Pondicherry Siege; 9. An Account of a Fellow officer's Voyage to Madras via Calcutta Coincident with that of William Baillie; 10. Letters Concerning the Mauritius, Manila and Tanjore Military Expeditions. Disappointment; 11. Hector Munro. William Baillie's Transfer to the Madras Army 12. The First Anglo-Mysore War and the Battles of Chengam, Tiruvannamalai and Singarapet 176713. Description of a Campaign March in the Carnatic; 14. William Baillie's Brother John Arrives in the Carnatic. The Cadet System. Continued Fighting; 15. Remittances to Dunain, John Baillie's Correspondence with his Father; 16. William Baillie Appointed Brigade Major. The Two Tanjore Campaigns and the Inability of the nawab to Pay the Promised Prize Money; 17. The Significance of the Perquisite Batta. Further Remittances to Dunain. Death of William's Father 18. The Arrival of Lord Pigot for his Second Term as Governor -- His Subsequent Deposition Following his Re-Instatement of the Rajah of Tanjore -- His Arrest and Death in Prison19. Letters with References to the Bombay War with the Mahrattas and to the 'Intestinal Broils' in Calcutta. His Daughter Ann Sent Home to a Seminary from Cuddalore. The Arrival of Francis Baillie from Inverness The Battle of Pollilur on 10th September 1780, fought as part of the Second Anglo-Mysore War, was one of the worst defeats the British ever faced on the Indian subcontinent. It was fought between The East India Company, led by Colonel William Baillie, and the Mysore Army under the command of Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan. Heavily outnumbered and wounded in battle, Bailie was taken prisoner and eventually died in captivity in Seringapatam, in the state of Karnataka near Mysore on 13th November 1782. News of Pollilur aroused widespread consternation in England that India was lost, yet the details o Baillie, William fast Baillie, William Baillie, William -1782 (DE-588)104416512X gnd rswk-swf East India Company fast East India Company / Army / Madras Army fast British Occupation of India (1765-1947) fast East India Company East India Company Army Madras Army Biography 1700-1947 fast Geschichte 1700-1800 Geschichte 1800-1900 India / History / British occupation, 1765-1947 Soldiers / India / History / 18th century Soldiers / India / History / 19th century HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia bisacsh Soldiers fast Geschichte Soldiers India History 18th century Asien Indien (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Baillie, William -1782 (DE-588)104416512X p 1\p DE-604 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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