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 Madras Courier 1792

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Date transcribed2000-00-00
Transcribed byPeter Schofield
CommentNames transcribed from (microfilmed copy held in the British Library) the Madras Courier, Vol VIII, Numbers 326-341, 1792.

View all other items of "Surname" with value "Dalrymple" in "Madras Courier 1792" Surname  Dalrymple    
Rank  Major    
Occupation or Status  Commander of Detachment    
View all other items of "Location" with value "Seringapatam" in "Madras Courier 1792" Location  Seringapatam    
Summary Remarks  Detailed account of the movements of the Grand Army with the junction of the forces under General Abercrombie at Seringapatam. The Bombay Army was to cross the river at night to attack the south side of the Fort. The troops under the command of Major Dalrymple. A detachment of three battalion company's of the 71st Regiment and four sepoy company's of the 13th Regiment under the command of Captain James Robertson of the 71st Regiment moved to the camp of the enemy. On the 19th, a ford having been discovered about three miles above the western angle of the Fort, the Bombay Army began to cross at eight o'clock in the morning. Consisting H.M. 73rd and 75th Regiments and two Battalions of sepoys under the command of Colonel Hartley.    
Article Type  News Article    
Issue Number  Vol. VIII, No. 334    
Issue Day  1    
Issue Month  March    
Issue Year  1792    
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