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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IRELAND AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE 133 expressed , is the central motive of imperial policy during the period succeeding the American Revolution . Wellesley's proposition , in fact , amounted to this , that Ireland could be induced to leave ...
IRELAND AND IMPERIAL DEFENCE 133 expressed , is the central motive of imperial policy during the period succeeding the American Revolution . Wellesley's proposition , in fact , amounted to this , that Ireland could be induced to leave ...
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AUSTRALIAN PROBLEMS 819 rapid reductions were made , so that by 1860 imperial troops at the Cape numbered only 4700 , while the colonists contribution had risen to £ 56,000.1 The policy of the Aberdeen Ministry with regard to Australia ...
AUSTRALIAN PROBLEMS 819 rapid reductions were made , so that by 1860 imperial troops at the Cape numbered only 4700 , while the colonists contribution had risen to £ 56,000.1 The policy of the Aberdeen Ministry with regard to Australia ...
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financial ones , and these were treated from an imperial standpoint . This , however , did not prevent members of the committee from putting important but vaguely worded questions on strategy to civilian witnesses who were neither able ...
financial ones , and these were treated from an imperial standpoint . This , however , did not prevent members of the committee from putting important but vaguely worded questions on strategy to civilian witnesses who were neither able ...
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