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 179
THE BATTA QUESTION 179 the Company had been endeavouring to cut down the batta or field- allowances of the Bengal officers . These allowances were designed to make good the extra cost of living in the field as compared with living in ...
THE BATTA QUESTION 179 the Company had been endeavouring to cut down the batta or field- allowances of the Bengal officers . These allowances were designed to make good the extra cost of living in the field as compared with living in ...
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The officer next in succession was Sir John Burgoyne , who honestly , and , in the circumstances , justly ... with the rank of lieutenant - general , which placed him in command of all the king's general officers on the coast .
The officer next in succession was Sir John Burgoyne , who honestly , and , in the circumstances , justly ... with the rank of lieutenant - general , which placed him in command of all the king's general officers on the coast .
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... the work of men who desired to gain the confidence of and to co - operate with the local district officer . ... trusted officers on the spot ; they set themselves to create the conditions and atmosphere in which those officers could ...
... the work of men who desired to gain the confidence of and to co - operate with the local district officer . ... trusted officers on the spot ; they set themselves to create the conditions and atmosphere in which those officers could ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
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