Governor-General William Bentinck’s trip to Bangalore, Mysore and Ooty in 1834 when he coordinated the attack on the ‘problematic’ raja of Coorg, Chikka Veerarajendra is well-documented in the book titled ‘Ootacamund-A History’, written by Sir Frederick Price in 1908. Chikka Veerarajendra and the East India Company were at loggerheads since 1830. Governor General William Bentinck … Continue reading On William Bentinck’s trail