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 161
... enemy sat down before the place , the council was to deliver its authority over to the governor and the four principal military officers . Moreover , they were united , whereas Lally and the French council hated each other worse than ...
... enemy sat down before the place , the council was to deliver its authority over to the governor and the four principal military officers . Moreover , they were united , whereas Lally and the French council hated each other worse than ...
Page 276
... enemy's horse out of the Carnatic . They were further distracted by personal jealousies between Smith , the senior commander , and Colonel Wood , the favourite of the council . And they were harassed by the appointment of " field ...
... enemy's horse out of the Carnatic . They were further distracted by personal jealousies between Smith , the senior commander , and Colonel Wood , the favourite of the council . And they were harassed by the appointment of " field ...
Page 285
... enemy ; and neither in this year nor in 1782 did Coote make the least progress towards driving Hyder out of the ... enemy's dominions , which lay exposed to attack from the sea all along the Malabar Coast . Then he would have been ...
... enemy ; and neither in this year nor in 1782 did Coote make the least progress towards driving Hyder out of the ... enemy's dominions , which lay exposed to attack from the sea all along the Malabar Coast . Then he would have been ...
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