The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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Or if Abercromby's force , long gyrating off the coasts of Spain , must be employed somewhere , why send it without cavalry , siege equipment and money to Egypt , about which ministerial ignorance was dense ?
Or if Abercromby's force , long gyrating off the coasts of Spain , must be employed somewhere , why send it without cavalry , siege equipment and money to Egypt , about which ministerial ignorance was dense ?
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He therefore proposed to send a squadron of two - deckers to watch Ferrol , and behind that screen the Cape force would be in no great danger . In point of fact , the combined fleet was refitting in Cadiz when , on September 1 , Baird ...
He therefore proposed to send a squadron of two - deckers to watch Ferrol , and behind that screen the Cape force would be in no great danger . In point of fact , the combined fleet was refitting in Cadiz when , on September 1 , Baird ...
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However , the Fantis combined together against them and with British help assembled a much more numerous force than the invaders , who were compelled to retire to Kumasi without daring to give battle . For the next seven years the ...
However , the Fantis combined together against them and with British help assembled a much more numerous force than the invaders , who were compelled to retire to Kumasi without daring to give battle . For the next seven years the ...
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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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