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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Page 75
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 ? Clearly , Dundas's Egyptian ...
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 ? Clearly , Dundas's Egyptian ...
Page 103
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 with 4416
...
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 with 4416
...
Page 672
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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