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قراءة كتاب With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
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اللغة: English
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
الصفحة رقم: 1
With Clive in India:
Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
by G. A. Henty
| Preface. | |
| Chapter 1: | Leaving Home. |
| Chapter 2: | The Young Writer. |
| Chapter 3: | A Brush With Privateers. |
| Chapter 4: | The Pirates Of The Pacific. |
| Chapter 5: | Madras. |
| Chapter 6: | The Arrival Of Clive. |
| Chapter 7: | The Siege Of Arcot. |
| Chapter 8: | The Grand Assault. |
| Chapter 9: | The Battle Of Kavaripak. |
| Chapter 10: | The Fall Of Seringam. |
| Chapter 11: | An Important Mission. |
| Chapter 12: | A Murderous Attempt. |
| Chapter 13: | An Attempt At Murder. |
| Chapter 14: | The Siege Of Ambur. |
| Chapter 15: | The Pirates' Hold. |
| Chapter 16: | A Tiger Hunt. |
| Chapter 17: | The Capture Of Gheriah. |
| Chapter 18: | The "Black Hole" Of Calcutta. |
| Chapter 19: | A Daring Escape. |
| Chapter 20: | The Rescue Of The White Captive. |
| Chapter 21: | The Battle Outside Calcutta. |
| Chapter 22: | Plassey. |
| Chapter 23: | Plassey. |
| Chapter 24: | Mounted Infantry. |
| Chapter 25: | Besieged In A Pagoda. |
| Chapter 26: | The Siege Of Madras. |
| Chapter 27: | Masulipatam. |
| Chapter 28: | The Defeat Of Lally. |
| Chapter 29: | The Siege Of Pondicherry. |
| Chapter 30: | Home. |
Preface.
In the following pages I have endeavoured to give a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of the French--Calcutta at the mercy of the Nabob of Bengal--and English influence apparently at the point of extinction in India--and which ended in the final triumph of the English, both in Bengal and Madras. There were yet great battles to be fought, great efforts to be made, before the vast Empire of India fell altogether into British hands; but these were but the sequel of the events I have described.
The historical details are, throughout the story,