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The Military Life of the Duke of Wellington, by B. Jackson and C.r. Scott
The Military Life of the Duke of Wellington by B Jackson and Cr Scott Author:Basil Jackson General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1840 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. TIPPOO'S PLAN OF DEFENCE. -- AFFAIR OF SEDASEER. -- INVASION OF MYSORE. ACTION AT MALAVELLY. -- MARCH TO SERINGAPATAM. DESCRIPTION OF THE FORTRESS. AFFAIR OF POSTS. -- INVESTMENT OF THE PLACE. -- ACTIVE ZEAL OF COLONEL WELLESLEY. STORM- ING OF SERINGAPATAM. DEATH OF TIPPOO. -- HIS CHARACTER. Chap. Disappointed in his specious endeavours to gain . time by delaying the march of the British army, 1799. Tippoo resolved upon acting with vigour in the field. His central position, between the grand . army approaching from the Carnatic and the force under Lieutenant-General Stuart, which had already moved from Cananore, suggested to him the plan of operations he ought to follow ; namely, to fall suddenly on the nearer and weaker body, destroy it, and then face about to meet the main allied force. The Bombay detachment, having left Cananore on the 21st February, reached the head of the Pondicherrum Ghaut on the 25th, and took post at Sedapore on the 2d of March; having a brigade composed of native troops stationed at Sedaseer, about eight miles to the front, under Colonel Mon- tresor. The reason assigned for hazarding this small force within three or four marches of Serin- gapatam at so early a period was, that large supplies, collected in the district of Coorga, required protection ; but the advance was premature. On the 5th of March the troops posted at Sedaseer were surprised to observe an extensive en-. campment forming to the N. E. of Periapatam ; and among the tents was a green one, which seemed to Chap. denote the presence of the sultaun himself. Be- UI' fore the evening...« less