Seringapatam

British whaler "Seringapatam," known as the finest ship of the British whaling fleet.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

Lieut. Gamble and his two midshipmen, being upon the "Seringapatam," were knocked down by the sailors, gagged, bound, and thrust into the hold.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

British Crown, the captain of the "Seringapatam" had been waging a predatory warfare against such luckless Americans as fell in his path.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

"I was in a place called Seringapatam once, Jorge.

Sharpe's Escape Cornwell, Bernard 2003

Although the British eventually went on to defeat Tipu at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799, Pollilur is remembered as one of the worst military defeats in British history, making Tipu, the tiger of Mysore, into a legend.

Buying Islamic, Indian Art Margaret Studer 2010

From the result of his anxious enquiries, Hartley had reason to hope, that though Seringapatam was seventy-five miles more to the eastward than

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008

The sun had set ere the party reached the foot of one of these perilous passes, up which lay the road to Seringapatam.

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008

But the obscurity was so far favourable, that it prevented the inconvenient attention which the natives might otherwise have bestowed upon the European in his native dress, a sight at that time very rare in Seringapatam.

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008

Seringapatam and Bangalore was accomplished in two days and part of a third, the distance being nearly eighty miles.

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008

A Vakeel, or messenger of government, sets out tomorrow for Seringapatam; contrive to join him on the road, his passport will protect you both.

The Surgeon's Daughter 2008