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Example sentences for "assaye"

Lexicographically close words:
assaulted; assaulters; assaulting; assaults; assay; assayed; assayer; assayers; assaying; assayle
  1. The x othir of the xij peres the others start Wente oute to assaye here grace.

  2. Sindia forgot his wrongs against Jaswant Rao, and his defeats at Assaye and Argaum, and declared for Holkar.

  3. General Wellesley's victory at Assaye crushed the hopes of the Mahrattas.

  4. This maketh that our wyves wol assaye Religious folk, for ye may bettre paye 3150 Of Venus payements than mowe we; God woot, no lussheburghes payen ye!

  5. Wel seyn they, that defenden every wight to assaye any thing of which he is in doute, whether he may parfourne it or no.

  6. Quod the chanoun, 'yet wol I make assay The second tyme, that ye may taken hede 1250 And been expert of this, and in your nede Another day assaye in myn absence This disciplyne and this crafty science.

  7. The evening had fallen before the last struggle at Assaye was over, but the British victory was complete.

  8. The total déroute of Assaye was followed by a tide of conquest.

  9. When their leading divisions were ashore, headed by Sir Arthur Wellesley, the victor of Assaye and Argaum, Junot marched against them to drive them into the sea.

  10. In the brilliant battles of Assaye and Argaum this young general beat the Mahratta hosts, though they were nine to one against him.

  11. This maketh that oure wyfes wol assaye Religious folk, for thay may bettre paye Of Venus payementes than may we: God woot!

  12. And some seide he was a wicche, "Good is that we assaye Wher he be deed or noght deed, Doun er he be taken.

  13. First woltow suffre me to touche and assaye the estat of thy thought by a fewe demaundes, so that I may understonde what be the manere of thy curacioun?

  14. Of his answere I syghed sore; I durst assaye him tho no more, I had such drede to greve him ay.

  15. I trow, and ze assaye Towneshend or Playter, or sum other good kuntery man of owrys to lend yt zow for me tyl they cum hom, they wyl do so myche for me and I schal contente them a geyn.

  16. Item, that the Lordes Clarance and Warwyk woll assaye to londe in Inglonde evyrye daye, as ffolkes ffeer.

  17. Its junction with the allied army of Lord Wellington was hailed with delight by that chief, who ever felt a warm interest in its history, as the “Assaye regiment” whose heroes had won for him his first great victory.

  18. A quaint story is told by General Stewart of the piper of the Seventy-eighth, who, when the musicians were ordered at Assaye to attend to the wounded, esteeming himself included, had in consequence gone to the rear.

  19. The severe losses of the regiment at the battle of Assaye required it should be released from active duty for a time, to allow these losses to be repaired, and the wounded to recover and resume their posts.

  20. Jones of the 64th=: Battles of Assaye and Laswaree.

  21. Jones of the 64th: A Tale of the Battle of Assaye and Laswaree.

  22. Assaye and Bhurtpore, who had settled down in England and wanted a young girl as companion for, and to be brought up with, his own motherless daughter.

  23. What herte, what reson, what understandinge can make his heven to be 85 feled and knowe, without assaye in doinge?

  24. Wellesley operated in the Deccan, where, in a few short months, he won the decisive victories of Assaye and Argaum.

  25. The warlike Hindu and Mahommedan races supplied excellent fighting material, when led by British officers, and the sepoy army took a distinguished part in every Indian battle, from Assaye to Gujarat.

  26. Well, the news of Assaye is welcome, indeed, and Scindia will be very chary of weakening his army in the Deccan by sending reinforcements in this direction.

  27. While in the Nizam's dominions, he experienced no difficulties; the news of the victory of Assaye had already spread, and the inhabitants were relieved of the fears they had been entertaining of a great raid, by Holkar.

  28. There was no difficulty in obtaining dye at Agra, and Harry stained himself from head to foot, put on the disguise in which he had ridden with the news of Assaye and, after receiving the despatch, started at once.

  29. For long afterwards the unit possessed the proud by-name of "The Assaye Regiment.

  30. On blue bands above and below were inscribed in gold the words Assaye and Seringapatam.

  31. I note those acts while telling you that such behaviour is only what I expect of every officer, and indeed there is little doubt that at Assaye all under my command behaved nobly.

  32. Thin ye've been busy, because Assaye and Indore are miles from here.

  33. The battle of Assaye was fought and won, and once again was British pluck and endurance successful.


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