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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... defence , considered as a whole , but many lesser problems of local defence , closely related to the new develop- ments in trade , communications and armaments . Both the general and the local problems , however , were complicated by ...
... defence , considered as a whole , but many lesser problems of local defence , closely related to the new develop- ments in trade , communications and armaments . Both the general and the local problems , however , were complicated by ...
Page 832
... defence , should make an even larger contribution . The West Indian garrisons should be withdrawn , being useless for defence , and unsuitable as police . " Expenditure on colonial fortifications was disapproved , naval defence being ...
... defence , should make an even larger contribution . The West Indian garrisons should be withdrawn , being useless for defence , and unsuitable as police . " Expenditure on colonial fortifications was disapproved , naval defence being ...
Page 838
... defence of Afghanistan against Russia or for the defence of Belgian neutrality . " " It is not likely , however , nowadays , " wrote Dilke , in 1868 , " that our colonists would , for any long stretch of time , engage to aid us in our ...
... defence of Afghanistan against Russia or for the defence of Belgian neutrality . " " It is not likely , however , nowadays , " wrote Dilke , in 1868 , " that our colonists would , for any long stretch of time , engage to aid us in our ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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