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 317
... GOVERNOR - GENERAL 317 of 1786 had permitted the union in the same hands of the offices of governor - general and commander - in - chief ; so that no effective opposition was now to be expected from the military as distinct from the ...
... GOVERNOR - GENERAL 317 of 1786 had permitted the union in the same hands of the offices of governor - general and commander - in - chief ; so that no effective opposition was now to be expected from the military as distinct from the ...
Page 561
... governor , appointed in 1850 , used , when tipsy , to threaten to torture and behead the whole population , and among his acts of extortion were three dozen committed on British subjects , culmi- nating in the cases of Sheppard and ...
... governor , appointed in 1850 , used , when tipsy , to threaten to torture and behead the whole population , and among his acts of extortion were three dozen committed on British subjects , culmi- nating in the cases of Sheppard and ...
Page 658
... governor - general . The Nepal War . The last Maratha War . Baji Rao II deposed . X Lord Amherst governor - general . The first Burmese War . Dutch settlements in India transferred to the English . The voyage of the Enterprise . The ...
... governor - general . The Nepal War . The last Maratha War . Baji Rao II deposed . X Lord Amherst governor - general . The first Burmese War . Dutch settlements in India transferred to the English . The voyage of the Enterprise . The ...
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