The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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FRENCH COLONIAL AND COMMERCIAL AMBITIONS 269 railroads , a new protectorate , that of the Gambier Islands , was enlarging the French dominion in the Pacific . During the year 1845 , the colonial rivalry of the two nations continued on ...
FRENCH COLONIAL AND COMMERCIAL AMBITIONS 269 railroads , a new protectorate , that of the Gambier Islands , was enlarging the French dominion in the Pacific . During the year 1845 , the colonial rivalry of the two nations continued on ...
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It had displayed hardly more interest when the French bombarded Tamatave in revenge for the expulsion of their own and most of the British traders from Madagascar , and Charles X talked of conquering the whole of the island .
It had displayed hardly more interest when the French bombarded Tamatave in revenge for the expulsion of their own and most of the British traders from Madagascar , and Charles X talked of conquering the whole of the island .
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The years that immediately followed the French intervention in Syria were marked by renewed rivalry between the French and British in the outer world , and by a notable concentration of British force in the Mediterranean .
The years that immediately followed the French intervention in Syria were marked by renewed rivalry between the French and British in the outer world , and by a notable concentration of British force in the Mediterranean .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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