"In a private letter, Sir Thomas Munro, who was an official in Madras then, wrote: ‘A second attack [by Tipu] is daily expected; and if the king [of Travancore] is left alone, all his exertions against a power so superior can delay but for a short time his ruin. The English battalions were behind the Lines, but not at the place attacked; and it is said that they have orders not to act, even on the defensive . . . the barrier once forced, orders for them to act will arrive too late. All their efforts will then avail but little against the numbers of their enemies, and will only serve to draw a heavier vengeance on themselves and the unfortunate Rajah.’"
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Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet
Major-General Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet KCB (27 May 1761 – 6 July 1827) was a Scottish soldier and British colonial administrator. He served as an East India Company Army officer and statesman, in addition to also being the governor of Madras Presidency.
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