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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... command of the East India squadron ; and he warmly recommended a settlement on the Andaman Islands . In 1792 this was determined on ; but a short experience soon showed the unsuitability of the chosen site , and the people employed ...
... command of the East India squadron ; and he warmly recommended a settlement on the Andaman Islands . In 1792 this was determined on ; but a short experience soon showed the unsuitability of the chosen site , and the people employed ...
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... command and administrative sides , was curiously divided . Operations abroad were under the control of the Secretary of State for War and Colonies , at the Colonial Office , acting in conjunction with the Secretary at War , at the War ...
... command and administrative sides , was curiously divided . Operations abroad were under the control of the Secretary of State for War and Colonies , at the Colonial Office , acting in conjunction with the Secretary at War , at the War ...
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... command and administration , which latter includes a good deal of what the uninitiated would class as military business . The reformers were undoubtedly right in attempting to reduce the existing chaos , but their proposals would most ...
... command and administration , which latter includes a good deal of what the uninitiated would class as military business . The reformers were undoubtedly right in attempting to reduce the existing chaos , but their proposals would most ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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