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Conquest of the Island of Bourbon – Naval Disasters – Memorable Defence of the Nereide Frigate – Retort Courteous of General Abercrombie – Expedition against the Mauritius – Successful Landing of the Troops – Their Advance on Port Louis – Defeat of the French Troops – Unhappy Mistake – Surrender of the Island – Conquest of Amboyna and the Spice Islands – Expedition against Java – Surrender of Batavia – Narrow Escapes from Treachery – Defeat of the Enemy at Weltevreden – Storming of the Redoubts and Fort Corselis – Total Rout of the Enemy – Surrender of General Jansens – Frightful Transactions at Palimbang – Capture of that Place – Defeat of the Sultan of Djoejocarta – Final Reduction of Java 356

CHAPTER XXI.

Dispute with the Government of Nepaul – Aggressions of the Nepaulese – Preparations for War – Commencement of Military Operations – Invasion of the Deyra Dhoon – Storming of Kalunga – Death of General Gillespie – Fall of Kalunga and several other Forts – Failure at Jyetuck – Reduction of Ramgurh and other Forts by Colonel Ochterlony – Total Failure of General Wood's Division – Unsuccessful Operations of General Marley's Division – Brilliant Affair by Lieutenant Pickersgill – Inactivity of General Martindell – Alarm at Calcutta – The Army reinforced and the sole Command conferred on General Ochterlony – His successful Operations – The Nepaulese sue for Peace – Negotiations broken off – Advance of Ochterlony – Battle of Muckwanpoor – Submission of the Nepaulese – Transactions in Ceylon, and complete Subjugation of that Island 369

CHAPTER XXII.

Commencement of the great Mahratta War – Character of Trimbuckjee Dainglia – He effects the Murder of Gungadhur Shastree – Suspicious Proceedings of the Peishwa – Trimbuckjee given up to the British Resident – His singular Escape and Machinations against the English – Remarkable Character of the Pindarries – Their predatory Incursions, destructive Proceedings, and atrocious Cruelties – Retaliation of the Rajah of Nagpore – Destruction of Pindarries by Major Lushington and other Officers – Hostile Appearances at Poonali – Precautions taken by the Resident – The Resident's Ultimatum – Humiliating Treaty forced upon the Peishwa – His Desperation – Commencement of Hostilities – Plunder and Burning of the Residency – Defeat of the Mahrattas – Flight of the Peishwa, and Surrender of Poonah

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CHAPTER XXIII.

The Anglo-Indian Army takes the Field – Its Numerical Strength – Forces of the Mahratta Confederacy – Advance of the British Armies – Scindia paralysed by a Treaty – The Rajah of Berar joins the Confederacy against the English – Hostile Proceedings at his Capital, Nagpore – The English besieged at the Residency – Battle of Seetabuldee – Gallant and critical Charge of Captain Fitzgerald – Desperate Resistance of the Arabs – Surrender of Nagpore – The Cholera breaks out in the Anglo-Indian Army – Its dreadful Ravages – Flight of the Pindarries – Hostile Proceedings in the Court of Holkar – Battle of Mehidpoor – Submission of Holkar – Pursuit and Destruction of Pindarries – Their complete Dispersion – Surrender of their Chief Kurreem – Romantic Adventures and tragical Death of Cheetoo – Final Extinction of the Pindarries 403