A History of the British Army, Vol. 2 First Part—to the Close of the Seven Years' War
CHAPTER VI
Southern India 426
Arrival of French Reinforcements under Lally 428
Admiral Pocock's First Action with d'Aché 429
Lally besieges Fort St. David 430
Fall of Fort St. David; Capture of Devicotah 431
Lally's disastrous March to Tanjore 432
Pocock's Second Action against d'Aché 434
Lally's Preparations against Madras 435
Counter-preparations of the British 435
Bussy recalled from Hyderabad 436
Lally Advances upon Madras 437
Abortive Sortie of the British 438
Lally's difficulties during the Siege 439
The Siege raised 440
Clive's counter-stroke against the Northern Sirkars 441
Forde's Advance against Conflans 442
Battle of Condore 442
Forde delayed in his Advance on Masulipatam 445
He lays Siege to the Fort 447
His desperate Position 447
Storm of Masulipatam 449
The Fruits of the Victory 453