The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 286
... army to repulse the invaders . Humber- stone had been too weak to do more than make a demonstration and had had to fall back before Tipu's advance ; but in the beginning of 1783 the Bombay Government equipped an expedition , under the ...
... army to repulse the invaders . Humber- stone had been too weak to do more than make a demonstration and had had to fall back before Tipu's advance ; but in the beginning of 1783 the Bombay Government equipped an expedition , under the ...
Page 497
... ARMY OF THE INDUS 497 Wade in favour of a turbulent Afghanistan where tribe constantly fought with tribe : 66 Divide et impera " , he wrote , " is a temporising creed at any time ; and if the Afghans are united , we and they bid ...
... ARMY OF THE INDUS 497 Wade in favour of a turbulent Afghanistan where tribe constantly fought with tribe : 66 Divide et impera " , he wrote , " is a temporising creed at any time ; and if the Afghans are united , we and they bid ...
Page 519
... army reached Mukur , 160 miles from Kandahar , on 27 August , 1842 , and there irregular fighting began . Ghazni was occupied on 6 September and the fortifications destroyed . The army marched away , carrying with them the gates of ...
... army reached Mukur , 160 miles from Kandahar , on 27 August , 1842 , and there irregular fighting began . Ghazni was occupied on 6 September and the fortifications destroyed . The army marched away , carrying with them the gates of ...
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