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Identifier: comprehensivehis01beve Title: A comprehensive history of India, civil, military, and social, from the first landing of the English to the suppression of the Sepoy revolt; including an outline of the early history of Hindoostan Year: 1900 (1900s) Authors: Beveridge, Henry, 1837-1929 Subjects: Publisher: London, Blackie Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto
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Text Appearing After Image: CountdAchcdeclines thecliallenge ofthe Britislifleet. over his opponent, it was natur-ally expected that he would notallow Fort St. David to fallwithout a strenuous effort tosave it. He did indeed makethis effort; and after ha\-ing beendriven northward as far asSadrass, had worked his wayback, but with so much diffi-culty, that he only gained fourleagues in two days. On the28th he descried the French fleetlying in the road to Pondicherry;but Count dAches courage hadcooled after his pre%ious encoun-ter, and instead of accepting thechallenge to fight, he resolved,with the sanction of his captainsand the governor and council, tokeep his ships moored near the shore under the protection of the batteries.Lally, hearing of this resolution and ashamed of it, hastened firom the siege,bringing with him a detachment of 400 Europeans and as many sepoys, whomlie tendered to Count dAche to serve on board the fleet. The want of men, inconsequence of the great number of sick who were on shore in the
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