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1810. — Amboyna surrendered to the British, 17th February, followed by other 

 islands. Banda taken August 9. Ternate August 29th. 



Troops under Col. Keating landed at Bourbon July 7th, which fell on the 9th. 

 The Mauritius surrendered on the 3rd December to an expedition from India 

 under General Sir R. Abercrombie. — (Comp. to Aim. 1832.) 



1811. — Expedition from Tndia under Sir Samuel Auckmuty landed in Java on the 

 4th August. On the 8th, city of Batavia surrendered — on the 10th followed the 

 action at Weltervreden. On the 26th the entrenched camp at Cornells was carried 

 by assault, and with this action ceased the Dutch sovereignty of Java. 



1S12 — The Pindarees — large bodies of free-booters — began to be independent of 

 their Mahratta patrons, and plundered part of the district of Mirzapore. Subsi- 

 diary alliance formed with Anund Rao Guikwar, Rajah of Baroda. — (Comp. to 

 Aim. 1S32.) 



1813. — Governor General sends a letter, June 4th, to the Rajah of Nepal, demand- 

 ing redress for repeated depredations of the Nepalese. 



July 21, (Act 53 Geo. c. 155,) passed, renewing the privileges of the Company 

 for 20 years. By this act the trade to India was thrown open, that to China alone 

 remaining exclusively with the Company. The territorial and commercial affairs 

 now separated ; the accounts to be rendered distinct. The king empowered to 

 create a Bishop of India, and an Archdeacon for each Presidency, to be paid by the 

 Company. 



The Earl of Moira assumed the Government as Governor General and Comman- 

 der in Chief. — (Comp. to Aim. 1832.) 



1814. — On the 29th May, the Nepalese attacked three British Tannahs at Boot- 

 wooh and murdered the Darogah. For this and other acts the Governor General 

 declared war on the 1st November. The English troops at first beat back at Mol- 

 lapannee, were repulsed with loss, and General Gillespie killed on the 31st Novem- 

 ber. Col. Bradshaw attacked and carried the post of Bushurwa, 25th November, 

 and Lieut. Boileau, in personal conflict, killed the Goorka Commander. Major 

 Ludlow's detachment was defeated at Jythug at the end of December. — (Prinsep.) 



1815. — 1st January, Captain Blackney'sand Captain Sibley's detachments cut up 

 by the Goorkahs near the Terraee Forest. 3rd January, Major General J. Sullivan 

 Wood beat back at Jeetgurh. 10th February, Major General Marley suddenly 

 relinquished his command of the army in the Terraee ; he was succeeded by Major 

 General Sir G. Wood, who also failed to advance. In February and March, Col. 

 Gardner with a body of Rohillahs penetrated into Kumaon, and was successful in 

 retaining a footing. Major Hearsey attempted the same, but was overcome by 

 numbers and made prisoner. Colonel Nicolls, with a regular sepoy force, proceeded 

 to the support of Col. Gardner, and on the 27th April, Almorah and the province of 

 Kumaon formally surrendered to our arms in consequence of his successes. 



The Goorkah General Umar Sing defeated on the 15th and 16th April at Deolul, 

 by Sir D. Ochterlony ; and on the 15th May, being completely outmanoeuvred by that 

 enterprising officer, surrendered Maloun, and all the provinces from Kumaon west- 

 ward ; this finished the first campaign. — (Prinsep.) 



1816 — The Nepal General had sued for peace, but in their uncertain councils 

 withheld the promised ratification, and hostilities re-commenced in February. Sir 

 D. Ochterlony on the 14th and 15th February turned in person the position of Choo- 

 reah, and his army passed the first barrier of hills in progress to the capital, Catman- 

 doo. On the 28th February a general engagement ensued, and the Goorkahs were 

 defeated with loss. Peace followed, the Nepalese agreeing to receive a Resident, 

 and sacrificing much territory. 



During this war, it was discovered that the Mahrattas were anxious to confe- 

 derate against the British, while Runjeet Sing had a large army threatening th« 

 protected Seiks. Ameer Khan also had an immense body of Patans ready to act 

 against our Agra frontier. In fact a general rising was contemplated, and Lord Hast- 

 ings prepared accordingly. The Pindarees were now to be extirpated for the imme- 

 diate safety of our provinces. The Mahratta powers consisted at this juncture of 

 Scindia, sovereign of the states so called ; Bajee Rao, the Peshwah and head of the 

 Poonah states (who had early betrayed his hostility by murdering, through his minister 

 Tumbuctjee, an envoy acting under the British guarantee) ; and Holkar, head of 

 the dominions called after that family, and the Nagpoor Rajah, Appah Sahib. 

 (Prinsep.) 



1817.— The supposed impregnable Fortress of Hattras fell (February 23rd), after 

 a heavy bombardment. 



Appah Sahib, notwithstanding a late treaty with the British, was deeply en- 

 triguingand collecting troops ; Bajee Rao was also arming extensive levies, and sent 

 off his family and treasures from Poona. Mr. Elphinstone called in a British force 

 and invested Poona on the 8th May, and Bajee Rao was forced to discard Tum- 



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