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At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War

The story of the war in which the power of the great Mahratta confederacy was broken ended in the firm establishment of the British Empire the Indian Peninsula. When the struggle began, the Mahrattas were masters of no small portion of India; their territory comprising the whole country between Bombay and Delhi, and stretching down from Rajputana to Allahabad; while in the south they were lords of the district of Cuttack, thereby separating Madras from Calcutta. The jealousies of the great Mahratta leaders, Holkar and Scindia, who were constantly at war with each other, or with the Peishwa at Poona, divided and weakened the nation and allowed the British to conquer, although at the cost of much blood, to free a large portion of India from a race that was a scourge--faithless, intriguing and crafty; cruel, and reckless of life. Henty paints the Mahrattas as cowardly tyrants and deserving of their ultimate downfall. - Summary by Lynne Thompson/ G. A. Henty

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Preface (Lynne T)
A Faithful Nurse Part 1 (Lynne T)
A Faithful Nurse Part 2 (Lynne T)
A Strange Bringing Up Part 1 (Dave Gillespie)
A Strange Bringing Up Part 2 (Dave Gillespie)
A Change In Affairs Part 1 (Soumen Barua)
A Change In Affairs Part 2 (Soumen Barua)
A British Resident Part 1 (Soumen Barua)
A British Resident Part 2 (Soumen Barua)
Down To Bombay Part 1 (Adele de Pignerolles)
Down To Bombay Part 2 (Lynne T)
Down To Bombay Part 3 (Lynne T)
Down To Bombay Part 4 (Mike Pelton)
In The Company Service Part 1 (Mike Pelton)
In The Company Service Part 2 (Mike Pelton)
An Act Of Treachery Part 1 (Soumen Barua)
An Act Of Treachery Part 2 (Soumen Barua)
Nana's Release Part 1 (Soumen Barua)
Nana's Release Part 2 (Soumen Barua)
A Popular Tumult Part 1 (Deon Gines)
A Popular Tumult Part 2 (Deon Gines)
A Mission By Sea Part 1 (Deon Gines)
A Mission By Sea Part 2 (Deon Gines)
A Prisoner Part 1 (Deon Gines)
A Prisoner Part 2 (Deon Gines)
The Defence Of Johore Part 1 (JaredHB)
The Defence Of Johore Part 2 (JaredHB)
The Break Up Of The Monsoon Part 1 (Michele Eaton)
The Break Up Of The Monsoon Part 2 (Michele Eaton)
The Great Andaman Part 1 (Lynne T)
The Great Andaman Part 2 (Lynne T)
Assaye Part 1 (Deon Gines)
Assaye Part 2 (Deon Gines)
A Disastrous Retreat Part 1 (Esther ben Simonides)
A Disastrous Retreat Part 2 (Esther ben Simonides)
An Escape Part 1 (Esther ben Simonides)
An Escape Part 2 (Esther ben Simonides)
An Awkward Position Part 1 (Esther ben Simonides)
An Awkward Position Part 2 (Esther ben Simonides)
An Awkward Position Part 3 (Esther ben Simonides)
Bhurtpoor (Rachel)
Home Part 1 (Esther ben Simonides)
Home Part 2 (Esther ben Simonides)
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