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War Dispatches from Bangalore and Fort St George
Extracts from the East Indies letters recount Cornwallis siege of Bangalore, advances toward Seringapatam, fall of forts Molwaggle Colar and Oufcottah, and mutual communications with Tippoo Sultan. Includes orders for interment of Lieut. Colonel Moorhouse, provisioning of camps, and Sir Cornwallis and Lord Council’s remarks.
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Ts Majesty
Tsomuas Smit
Scotland
Ropert “Wwaddell
Wair Tenatt
East Indies
Hawke
Fort St. George
Court of Directors
Cornwalllis
Vellore
Bangalore
Mogled Pass
Mysore
Gingee
Lord Cornwallis
Carnatic
Changamah
Cornwallis
Molwaggle
Colar
Oufcottah
TipPoo
Losmouse
Moorhouse
Earl Cornwaxuss
Moorxnouss
Pettah
Carp
Rath
Rajah Tanje
Tippon
Seringapatam
Duffore
Durr
Elevancum
Nizam
Fedibalabaram
Sheveganga
Rajah
Turge Want
Stuart
Feigenant
Feigenunt
Oldham
Amboor
Oujfore
Thave
Duff
76Th
George Parry
A&ing
Sir Charles Oakey, Bart