A compendious history of the Indian Wars; with an account of the rise, progress, strength, and forces of Angria the Pyrate. Also the transactions of a squadron of men of war under Commodore Matthews, sent to the East-Indies to suppress the pyrates. To which is annex'd, a additional history of the wars between the Great Mogul, Angria, and his Allies. With an account of the life and Actions of John Plantain, a notorious pyrate at Madagascar; his Wars with the Natives on that Island, where having continued eight Years, he join'd Angria, and was made his chief Admiral. By Clement Downing, Midshipman on board the Salisbury; afterwards Lieutenant of the Victory Frigate, Fame Gally, and Revenge Grab, part of the Squndron employ'd by the East-India Company to attack Angria; and sometime Engineer in the Service of the Great Mogul

People / Organizations

• Clement Downing (Author)
• Thomas Cooper ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-Noster Row, M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]

Publication year

1737

ESTC No.

T105582

Grub Street ID

158847

Description

iv,238p. ; 12°.

Note

Drop-head title on p.1: 'A succinct history of the Indian wars'

Price from imprint: price bound 2 s. 6 d.

Uncontrolled note

Catchword on p.iv: The, but next page begins 'A'