[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of the Mahrattas](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826) › v2.c50.21 # A History of the Mahrattas v2.c50.21 A History of the Mahrattas v2.c50.21 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c50.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50.21) ² I give this anecdote on the authority of my friend and brother officer, the late Major Edward Tandy, who saw the combat between them. The late Major-General Sir George Holmes, K.C.B., Major at the time the above affair took place, was a man of great stature and strength. He is said to have been frequently engaged hand to hand, and to have been always equally successful. He carried a stout - [Previous: v2.c50.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50.20) - [Next: v2.c50.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50.22) - [Up: v2.c50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.grantduff-1826.v2.c50.21) · Pramāṇa