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He had himself carried to the ramparts, whence he viewed the combat with much anxiety. French reinforcements had also come up, bringing up their force to 700 Europeans, 50 dragoons, 5, 000 Sepoys, 10, 000 Mysore horse and 7 guns. Polier commenced * He was a Swiss officer, and his real name was Polier de Bottens. He was killed at the beginning of the siege of Madras, December, 1758. 1754- CAILLAUD 89 his retreat in the face of this overwhelming force, and, for a mile, his party moved with great ...steadiness, harassed by French cannon and musketry fire, till they were able to take post under cover of a bank. Two of the guns had been disabled, but were still brought along, and Polier himself was wounded, and obliged to make over the command to Caillaud. Caillaud drew up his Europeans to face the advancing French battalion, and opened a heavy fire of grape on them from two guns ; while the Sepoys were drawn up, en potence, protecting the left flank and rear of the Europeans against the Mysore cavalry.
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