The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1963 - Great Britain |
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... France developed grandiose schemes in Europe and overseas which brought her into conflict with Britain , the enfeebled Republic of the Netherlands , because of its geographical position and because it held the Cape and Ceylon , the keys ...
... France developed grandiose schemes in Europe and overseas which brought her into conflict with Britain , the enfeebled Republic of the Netherlands , because of its geographical position and because it held the Cape and Ceylon , the keys ...
Page 170
... France in the American War , received his careful attention . The French occupa- tion of the Cape Peninsula in that year under Admiral de Suffren marked the beginning of a new stage in the European invasion of South Africa of which the ...
... France in the American War , received his careful attention . The French occupa- tion of the Cape Peninsula in that year under Admiral de Suffren marked the beginning of a new stage in the European invasion of South Africa of which the ...
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... France . Not- withstanding , Pitt secretly authorised Malmesbury to agree to its restoration if need arose . Both desired peace , but so eager was Pitt that he was prepared to pay a far higher price for it than Grenville . The coup d ...
... France . Not- withstanding , Pitt secretly authorised Malmesbury to agree to its restoration if need arose . Both desired peace , but so eager was Pitt that he was prepared to pay a far higher price for it than Grenville . The coup d ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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