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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This triumph established the complete command of the sea for a century and is thus an event of importance in the history of Africa . Almeida is remembered by this achievement and by his tragic death . On the way home to rest on the ...
This triumph established the complete command of the sea for a century and is thus an event of importance in the history of Africa . Almeida is remembered by this achievement and by his tragic death . On the way home to rest on the ...
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At de Chavonnes ' death in 1724 his second - in - command , Jan de la Fontaine , assumed control till the arrival in 1727 of the new Governor , Peter Gysbert Noodt , an unpopular man who only survived his appointment for two years .
At de Chavonnes ' death in 1724 his second - in - command , Jan de la Fontaine , assumed control till the arrival in 1727 of the new Governor , Peter Gysbert Noodt , an unpopular man who only survived his appointment for two years .
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THE SOUTH - WEST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 749 approximately 20,000 troops under his command , had a most difficult task to accomplish , for the country which he had to traverse supplied neither food nor water for his men , and the Germans were ...
THE SOUTH - WEST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN 749 approximately 20,000 troops under his command , had a most difficult task to accomplish , for the country which he had to traverse supplied neither food nor water for his men , and the Germans were ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Smutss offer to S Rhodesia 1921 | 4 |
Southern African Rivers | 7 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1963 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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