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FUTTENGHUR

Volume 10 · 87 words · 1860 Edition

a town of Hindustan, British district of Furruckabad, on the western bank of the Ganges, three miles from the city of Furruckabad. In the vicinity is the British military cantonment. The station is held in high estimation by the military, being healthful and abundantly supplied with provisions. Holkar, the Mahratta chief, appeared before the place in 1804, and was preparing for the assault of the fort, when the arrival of the British army under Lord Lake drove him into precipitate flight. Lat. 27. 22.; Long. 79. 41.