'You Death of a Salesman'

In 17 forty five, clive gets a job working as a clerk at an outpost in madras. There are only about 300 guys there from the east india corporation. A force of french company soldiers shows up and tries to conquer the place. Now the company men hole up inside the fort, but rather than fight, they just drink all the liquor in the fort. And then once the liquor runs out, they surrender. They all surrender, except for robert clive. He dresses up in the traditional outfit of a local interpreter, paints himself in black face and escapes with a few of his colleagus. But he doesn't make it far before being caught by the French army.