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Voltaire's Count Lally Tale From India War Chronicle
Transcriptioned commentary on Count Lally, his siege of Madras, and Pondicherry troubles during 1757. It cites letters to Leyrit, military missteps, drink-fueled discipline, and the doomed aim to storm Madras Fort St George, noting financial strains and mutinous sentiment within troops.
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Count Lally
Europe
Pondicherry
India
France
James
Fontenoy
Union
the India Company
St. David
M. de’ Leyrit
Journal -of-India
Lally
Madrafs
Fort St. George
Madrass
Regiment of
Lorraine