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CHAP. XIV. 



Transactions in India. — March of General Wellesley to Ahmednughur — 

 Capture of that City and Fort. — Operations of Colonel Stevenson.— Confe- 

 dtrate Army Concentrated- — and beaten at the Battle of Assye — brilliant 

 V/ctori/ — Colonel Stevenson pursues the Enemy — Scindiah makes Overtures 

 of Peace. — Success of the British Arms in the Guzcrat — Storming of 

 Baroach. — Province of Cuttack surrenders to Colonel Harcourt. — Opera- 

 tions of the main Army under General Lake — M. Perron retreats before 

 liint precipitately — desperate Storm of Ally Ghur — and Capture — Conse- 

 quences thereof. — M. Perron resigns his Command in Scindiali's Army — - 

 Reasons thereof. — Disaster to Colonel Cunninghani's Detachment. — Battle 

 of Delhi gained by General Lake — splendid Effects therefrom. — Release 

 of the Mogul Emperor, who puts himself under the Protection of the Bri- 

 tish Force. — Pruccedings in Bundelcund, under Colonel Powel — who defeats 

 the Enemy — the whole Province submits to the British Arms. — Capture of 

 the City of Agra by the main Army — and Fort. — Battle of Lasmaree — 

 great Loss of the E,nemy — and complete Destruction of the French Force 

 in Jlindostan — enumeration of Operations in that Quarter—General Wel- 

 lesley' s continued Successes — ^Colonel Stevenson storms Asseer Ghur — 

 General Wellesley pursues aud harasses Bhoonsla. — Scindiah again offers to 

 treat — Truce concluded with that Chieftain. — Retreat of the Berar Rajah 

 to his own Territories. — General Wellesley gains the Battle of ylrgauju. — 

 Description of the Fortress ofGawrlghur — 'Siege thereof — brilliant Enter- 

 prize oj the British Force in stol-ming it — taken — Rajah of Berar' s con- 

 sternation — negociates and concludes a Treaty of Peace with the British 

 Government — Conditions — as does Scindia — Conditions. — Glorious Termi- 

 nation of the IFar, and happy Consequences thereof- — Proceedings at Cal- 

 cutta — Honours conferred on Generals Lake arid Wellesley. — Con- 

 clusion. 



ON informatJOTi beinsj conveyed from Poonali), that the negoclation 



to major-general Wolleslc}', with the coni'cderated Mahratta 



then stationed with his force at cliieftains was broken off, he im- 



Walkec, within a short distance of mediately took the field, and two 



Ahmednughur (a strong fort be- days after (the 8th of August, 1803) 



longing to Scindiah, abtnit 8 miles proceeded towards Ahmednughur*, 



P 4 the 



• The division of general Wellesley's force with him, was composed of 

 European. Native. Total. 

 Cavalry fJBi 1,3)7 1,731 



Infantry 1,308 3,631 6,999 



car?, and Cj3 iSIadias pioneers. 



Grand total 8,903 with 357 aiiiUery las- 



