born at Styche, 9:
sent to his uncle, Mr. Bayley, at Manchester when three years old,
9:
sent to school at Lostocke, 10:
removed to Market Drayton, 10:
brief experience of public school-life at Merchant Taylors', 10:
private school in Hertfordshire till appointed writer, 10:
his character at his several schools, 10:
belonged to a 'fighting caste,' 10:
learned to lead, 10:
life of an attorney distasteful to him, 10:
duties and life of a writer not congenial to Clive, 12-13:
left England in 1743, 12:
delayed at Rio for nine months, 12:
insulted a superior functionary, 13:
assaulted by the Rev. Mr. Fordyce, 14:
regarded as a quiet member of society by his superiors, 15:
Mr. Morse, Governor at Madras, befriended him, 15:
state of India when Clive arrived described, 16-30:
Clive's fortunes affected by the hostilities between the French and
the English, 32-41:
conspicuous in the first siege of Pondicherry, 39:
retired to Fort St. David, 40:
joined the expedition to Devikota as a volunteer, 42:
under Major Lawrence stormed Devikota, which was ceded to the East
India Company, 43:
situation when Clive returned from Devikota described, 45-48:
appointed Commissary of the Forces, 48:
ill and ordered for a cruise, 48:
on his return he equipped a force for Trichinopoli, 48:
accompanied a larger force to Volkonda, 49:
objecting to Captain Gingen's commands and mismanagement he
returned to Fort St. David, 49:
volunteered to go with Mr. Pigot to accompany a force with
provisions to Trichinopoli, 49:
went as far as Verdachelam, 49:
returned to Fort St. David, 49:
determined to become a soldier, 50:
Governor of Madras gave him the commission of captain, 50:
directed him to go to Devikota with troops and join Capt. Clarke,
50:
and report from Trichinopoli to Mr. Saunders, 50:
Clive impressed by the depressed condition of the native prince and
English soldiers, 51:
resolved to remedy conditions, 51, 52:
returned to Fort St. David to consult Mr. Saunders, 52:
despatched to Madras with 200 soldiers, 52: 300 sipahis, 53:
reached Kanchipuram, 53:
went on to Arcot, 53:
defeated the natives at Timeri, 53:
sent for guns from Madras, 53:
guns intercepted at Kanchipuram, 53:
marched to save the guns, and in his absence the enemy attacked
Arcot, 54:
brought the guns into the fort and the enemy dispersed, 54: