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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... never been actually suspended , but had slackened down as if peace were near . Under Mainville the French troops experienced no further checks . On 15 February they even secured a conspicuous success over the English , taking 134 ...
... never been actually suspended , but had slackened down as if peace were near . Under Mainville the French troops experienced no further checks . On 15 February they even secured a conspicuous success over the English , taking 134 ...
Page 262
... never shown to the British resident , being met per- sonally , as he alighted from his elephant , by Sakharam Bapu and Nana . The idea of a French intrigue in India was sufficient to stir up the resentment of every Englishman in the ...
... never shown to the British resident , being met per- sonally , as he alighted from his elephant , by Sakharam Bapu and Nana . The idea of a French intrigue in India was sufficient to stir up the resentment of every Englishman in the ...
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... never acknowledged this claim ; the English in particular had rejected it ; and now , in defiance of his warning that he regarded the French factory of Mahé as lying under his protection , the Madras council dispatched an expedition ...
... never acknowledged this claim ; the English in particular had rejected it ; and now , in defiance of his warning that he regarded the French factory of Mahé as lying under his protection , the Madras council dispatched an expedition ...
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