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COLLARASS

Volume 7 · 95 words · 1842 Edition

a town of Hindustan, in the province of Agra, and district of Narwar. It is situated on the bank of a small river, and is surrounded by an old stone wall of no strength. It was taken in 1781 by the British troops; but they were obliged to retreat before a large Mahratta army, led by Scindia. The surrounding country is woody, intersected by ravines, and thinly inhabited. Except in the immediate vicinity of the Sinde river, it is ill supplied with water during the dry season. Long. 77. 42. E. Lat. 25. 13. N.