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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... coast of India , concerning which a few words must now be said . The first attempt to open up communication with this part of the peninsula was made in 1611 , when the Company , acting in conjunction with two Dutch merchants who ...
... coast of India , concerning which a few words must now be said . The first attempt to open up communication with this part of the peninsula was made in 1611 , when the Company , acting in conjunction with two Dutch merchants who ...
Page 120
... coast of Coromandel ; but at Mauritius they had an excellent harbour , and a governor of genius . Dupleix had at first desired a policy of neutrality because it was well adapted to the interests of himself and of his settlement . But ...
... coast of Coromandel ; but at Mauritius they had an excellent harbour , and a governor of genius . Dupleix had at first desired a policy of neutrality because it was well adapted to the interests of himself and of his settlement . But ...
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... coast , having dispirited his men by useless hardships and inflicted a deep wound on his own reputation.1 The action at sea , too , had serious consequences . After the first battle d'Aché had been prevented with difficulty from sailing ...
... coast , having dispirited his men by useless hardships and inflicted a deep wound on his own reputation.1 The action at sea , too , had serious consequences . After the first battle d'Aché had been prevented with difficulty from sailing ...
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