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James Scurry, the Glossary

James Scurry (1766–1822) was a British soldier and memoirist.^[1]

26 relations: American Revolutionary War, Bangalore, Battle of Bunker Hill, British Army, Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam, Chitradurga, Devon, Fife (instrument), Greenwich, HMS Hannibal (1779), Hutridurga, Hyder Ali, Islam, Khitan (circumcision), Kingdom of Great Britain, Kingdom of Mysore, Mangalorean Catholics, Negro, Pierre André de Suffren, Prisoner of war, Psychiatric hospital, Ragi flour, Srirangapatna, Tipu Sultan, Treaty of Mangalore, West Indies.
British former Muslims
British memoirists
British prisoners of war

American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.

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Bangalore

Bangalore, officially Bengaluru (ISO: Beṁgaḷūru), is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

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Battle of Bunker Hill

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam

The Captivity of Mangalorean Catholics at Seringapatam (1784–1799) was a 15-year-long imprisonment of Mangalorean Catholics and other Christians at Seringapatam, in the Carnataca region of India by Tipu Sultan; who was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore.

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Chitradurga

Chitradurga is a city and the headquarters of Chitradurga district, which is located on the valley of the Vedavati river in the central part of the Indian state of Karnataka.

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Devon

Devon (historically also known as Devonshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Fife (instrument)

A fife is a small, high-pitched, transverse aerophone, that is similar to the piccolo.

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Greenwich

Greenwich is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London.

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HMS Hannibal (1779)

HMS Hannibal was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Adams of Bucklers Hard and launched on 26 December 1779.

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Hutridurga

Hutridurga, also known as Uttari Betta is a village and also a fortified hill in the south-east of Kunigal taluk.

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Hyder Ali

Hyder Ali (Haidarālī; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India.

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Islam

Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.

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Khitan (circumcision)

Khitan (ختان) or Khatna (ختنة) is the Arabic term for circumcision, and the Islamic term for the practice of religious male circumcision in Islamic culture.

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Kingdom of Great Britain

The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800.

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Kingdom of Mysore

The Kingdom of Mysore was a geopolitical realm in southern India founded in around 1399 in the vicinity of the modern-day city of Mysore and prevailed until 1950.

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Mangalorean Catholics

Mangalorean Catholics (italic) are an ethno-religious community of Latin Christians from the Diocese of Mangalore and the erstwhile South Canara area, by the southwestern coast of present-day Karnataka, India.

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Negro

In the English language, the term negro (or sometimes negress for a female) is a term historically used to refer to people of Black African heritage.

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Pierre André de Suffren

Admiral comte Pierre André de Suffren de Saint Tropez, bailli de Suffren (17 July 1729 – Paris, 8 December 1788), Château de Saint-Cannat) was a French Navy officer and admiral. Beginning his career during the War of the Austrian Succession, he fought in the Seven Years' War, where he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Lagos.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Psychiatric hospital

Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, or behavioral health hospitals are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, major depressive disorder, and others.

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Ragi flour

Ragi flour is a primarily powder food, made out of ragi grain.

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Srirangapatna

Srirangapatna is a town and headquarters of one of the seven Taluks of Mandya district, in the Indian State of Karnataka.

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Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan (Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu; 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), commonly referred to as Sher-e-Mysore or "Tiger of Mysore", was an Indian ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India.

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Treaty of Mangalore

The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company on 11 March 1784.

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West Indies

The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island countries and 19 dependencies in three archipelagos: the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Lucayan Archipelago.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Scurry

Also known as Scurry, James.