...cooped up in their cantonments, tamely awaiting the progress of events.' He went on to say : ' Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where...succeeded when guided by timid counsels? Clive with 1,200 men fought at Plassy, in opposition to the advice of his leading officers, beat 40,000 men, and...

...tamely awaiting the progress of events.' He went on to say : ' Pray only reflect on the whole history]of India. Where have we failed when we acted vigorously?...succeeded when guided by timid counsels? Clive with 1,200 men fought at Plassy, in opposition to the advice of his leading officers, beat 40,000 men, and...

..."cooped up in their cantonments, tamely awaiting the progress of events." He implored the Chief to reflect on the whole history of India. "Where have...when we acted vigorously? Where have we succeeded where guided by timid counsels ? Clive with twelve hundred men fought at Plassey in opposition to the...

...European soldiers cooped up in their cantonments, tamely awaiting the progress of events? . . . Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where...succeeded when guided by timid counsels? Clive with 12oo men fought at Plassey, in opposition to the advice of his leading officers, beat 4o,ooo men and...

...was unanswerable. But political considerations should be paramount. "Pray only reflect," he wrote, "on the whole history of India. Where have we failed...have we succeeded when guided by timid counsels?" Anson yielded, arranged that two brigades should march from Umballa, and, having united with one from...

...was unanswerable. But political considerations should be paramount " Pray only reflect," he wrote, " on the whole history of India. Where have we failed when we acted 1 Vol. i. pp. 87-91. vigorously ? Where have we succeeded when guided by timid counsels ? " Anson yielded,...

...insurrection will follow, and we shall then neither be able to collect the revenue or procure supplies. Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where...we succeeded when guided by timid counsels ? Clive, 1 with twelve hundred men, fought at Plassey, in opposition to the advice of his leading officers,...

...insurrection will follow, and we shall then neither be able to collect the revenue or procure supplies. Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where...Where have we succeeded when guided by timid counsels ? Clive,1 with twelve hundred men, fought at Plassey, in opposition to the advice of his leading -officers,...

...collect the revenue or procure supplies. Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where have y we failed when we acted vigorously ? Where have we succeeded when guided by timid counsels ? Clive,1 with twelve hundred men, fought at Plassey, in opposition to the advice of his leading officers,...

...the sphere of his influence. We can give but a brief sample of the fire of this letter : — ' Pray only reflect on the whole history of India. Where...Where have we succeeded when guided by timid counsels ? Olive with twelve hundred men fought at Plassey, in opposition to tho advice of his leading officers,...