 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1835 - 638 pages
...engage Holkar's army, if that Chief should collect it; at least the Colonel was of that opinion. ' Thirdly ; that it depended for provisions upon certain...detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected, or posts upon those rivers; and in fact,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1837 - 602 pages
...in future, if possible, they may be avoided. In the first place, it appear* that Colonel M onsen's corps was never so strong as to be able to engage...detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected, or posts upon those rivers ; and, in fact,... | |
 | 1837 - 612 pages
...to be able to engage Holkar's army, if that chief should collect it ; at least, the Colonel was ef that opinion. Secondly, it appears that it had not...detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected, or posts upon those rivers ; and, in fact,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - English literature - 1837 - 606 pages
...taken by British officers to collect provisions either at Boondy or Kota, or even at Rampoora, a furt belonging to us, in which we had a British garrison....detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected, or posts upon those rivers ; and, in fact,... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Gran Bretanya - 1851 - 994 pages
...were taken by British officers to collect provisions either at Boondy or Kota, or even at RamjKXjra, a fort belonging to us, in which we had a British garrison. Fifthly j that the detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many almost impassable rivers and nullahs,... | |
 | William Holden Hutton - India - 1893 - 246 pages
...were taken by British officers to collect provisions either at Bundi or Kotah, or even at Rampura, a fort belonging to us in which we had a British garrison....detachment was advanced to such a distance, over so many impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected or posted upon those rivers; and, in fact,... | |
 | Hugh Wodehouse Pearse - India - 1908 - 508 pages
...that in future, if possible, they may be avoided. " In the first place, it appears that Col. Monson 's corps was never so strong as to be able to engage...the detachment was advanced to such a distance, over BO many almost impassable rivers and nullahs, without any boats collected or posts upon those rivers... | |
 | Hugh Wodehouse Pearse - Great Britain - 1908 - 466 pages
...were taken by British officers to collect provisions either at Boondy or Kota, or even at Eampoora, a fort belonging to us, in which we had a British...in fact, that the detachment owes its safety to the Bajah of Kota, who supplied them with his boats. " The result of these facts is an opinion in my mind... | |
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Colonel was of that opinion. Secondly, it appears that it had not any stock of provisions. Thirdly, that it depended for provisions upon certain Rajahs who urged its advance. Fourthly, that no measures whatever were taken by British officers to collect... 