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 INDEX. 609 LAW toller General, 52. Attempts to prop up his scheme, 53. Fails, 54. Law, Captain, appointed to command at Ariakupum, 217. His early sac- cess, 221. His sudden collapse, 222. Succeeds d Auteuil before Trichi- napalll, 288. His energetic com- mencement, 289. His pride and in- decision, 298. His bad arrangements, 299. His want of energy, 300. His utter folly, 306. His unmilitary plans, 307. Their failure, 304. The feebleness of his next measures, 310. Their defeat, 311. Resolves to retreat into Srirangam, 313. His panic when the English were in his power, 315. Re- tires into Srirangam, 317. Attempts to surprise Clive, but fails, 323. Marches against Clive, but does not fight, 323. His despair, 324. Makes terms for Chanda Sahib, 325. Sur- renders with his whole force, 326. Is in charge of Kasim -bazar, 458. Retires to Phagulpur, 468. Is cap- tured, 469. Is detached to aid Bussy, 486. Is reinforced by d'Arambure, 487. Displays some energy, 489. Collapses and writes to Bussy for aid, 490. Is ordered forward, 490. Arrives at Haidaiabad, 493. Des- patched into Bengal, 497 Lawrence, Major, repulses the French at Gudalur, 213. Taken prisoner at Ariakupum, 220. Commands the second expedition to Devlk6ta, 241. Conquers it, 242. Joins N.isir Jang, 247. Leaves for England, 258. Re- turns, 302. Outmanoeuvres Law, 307. Effects a junction with the garrison, 308. Repulses Law, and enters Tri- chinapalll, 310. His share in the death of Chanda Sahib, 325, and note. Forces Law to surrender, 326. Leaves the force, 342. Reassumes command, and marches against Kerjean, 385. Outmanoeuvres and beats him, 336. His opinion of Dupleix, 339. The means at his dis- posal, 380. Harassed by the French and Marat has, 382. Desists from his attempts against them, 382. Marches to relieve Trichinapalll, 384. Is repulsed from Srirangam, 385. Is attacked by Astruc, 389. His perilous position and heroic resolve, 390. His great victory, 391. Moves to Tanjur, 393. Outmanoeuvres and beats Bren- nier, 395. Defeats Astruc, 399. Covers Tanjur, 413. Revictuals Trichinapalll, 433. Appointed to command in MAD Madras during the siege, 530 Re- signs the command, 545. Lenoir, M., Governor of Pondichery, 55. Pays off the debts of the com- pany, 57. His difficulties, 57. Gov- ernor for the second time, 58. His disagreement with Dupleix, 67. Is succeeded by Dumas, 70 Leroy, Gerard, employed in the service of the French Company, 6 Leyrit. M. Duval de, appointed suc- cessor to Godeheu, 444. His service and character, 445. Protests against the English movements and follows their example, 446. Yields to their threats, 447. Is convinced that a non-interference policy is impossible, 448. His crafty policy, 448. Forces the English to retire from Vellur, 452. His design to capture Trichinapalll, 454. Orders the seizure of the En- glish factories on the coast, 458. His excuse for not reinforcing Chand- ranagar, 465 note. His opinion of Bussy, 478. Detaches troops to aid Bussy, 486. Delays action till Lally's arrival, 509. His unpatriotic con- duct, 528. Shelters the corrupt coun- cillors and others, 545. Combines against Lally, 572. Earns the con- tempt of posterity, 573 Louis XII., two ships fitted out for the East in the time of, 5 Louis XIV., declares trade to India not derogatory to a man of noble birth, 12 note. Dies, 42 MACHAULT, M., appointed Con- troller General of French finan- ces, 170 Maehhlipatan, factory of, founded, 15, 31. Seized by Nasir Jang, 256. Recovered by Dupleix, 257. French possessions there increased, 279 Taken by Forde, 545 Madagascar, discovered by the Portu- guese, 8, 9. Visited by the French, 9. Who settle there, 9. Visited by the Company of Colbert, 12. Aban- doned by the Company, 13 Madras, its first occupation, 139. Its government in 1744,141. Its defences, 141. Attacked by La Bourdonnais, 146. Surrenders, 146. Articles of capitulation of, 146. Storm at, 175. Threatened by Mafauz Khan, 180. Paradis ap- pointed to administer, 196. Saun- ders Governor of, 291. Succeeded R R