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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... region , buying the island of Penang off the Malay peninsula from the Sultan of Kedah ( 1786 ) . We were feeling our way into the Straits . It had for some time been a cause of concern to us that we had " no place of safety east of the ...
... region , buying the island of Penang off the Malay peninsula from the Sultan of Kedah ( 1786 ) . We were feeling our way into the Straits . It had for some time been a cause of concern to us that we had " no place of safety east of the ...
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... region , where admittedly she had never established effective occupation . After the Peace of 1783 Spain reluctantly recognised the legality of the British occupation of Belize , but she would not accept the vague semi - protectorate ...
... region , where admittedly she had never established effective occupation . After the Peace of 1783 Spain reluctantly recognised the legality of the British occupation of Belize , but she would not accept the vague semi - protectorate ...
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... region was subjected by the prevalent raiding for slaves , especially by Arab slave - dealers . Outside the Zambesi basin the lower course of the Rovuma was examined , only to be found of little use for navigation . While the expedition ...
... region was subjected by the prevalent raiding for slaves , especially by Arab slave - dealers . Outside the Zambesi basin the lower course of the Rovuma was examined , only to be found of little use for navigation . While the expedition ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Loyalists and Canada | 9 |
Rivalry with the Dutch | 15 |
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