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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He led them , while still fresh from the voyage , against the capital , Port au Prince , which , with twenty - two ... both harassed us on land and sent forth from the smaller ports , Jacmel and Les Cayes , numerous privateers to prey ...
He led them , while still fresh from the voyage , against the capital , Port au Prince , which , with twenty - two ... both harassed us on land and sent forth from the smaller ports , Jacmel and Les Cayes , numerous privateers to prey ...
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The ports of Sicily were of little service ; for the whims and intrigues of Queen Maria Carolina , the boorish incapacity of Ferdinand I and “ the oppressive and unjust ways of levying all duties ” , rendered trade very risky.5 There is ...
The ports of Sicily were of little service ; for the whims and intrigues of Queen Maria Carolina , the boorish incapacity of Ferdinand I and “ the oppressive and unjust ways of levying all duties ” , rendered trade very risky.5 There is ...
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Napoleon complained in 1806 that Great Britain resorted to commercial blockade against ports and harbours without taking military steps against them . This complaint was made , says Westlake , " with a lofty disregard of more than a ...
Napoleon complained in 1806 that Great Britain resorted to commercial blockade against ports and harbours without taking military steps against them . This complaint was made , says Westlake , " with a lofty disregard of more than a ...
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