The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... Cradock attacked it with characteristic vigour . While the preparations were going forward , the great majority of the regular troops were retained on the frontier . The system of defence which Cradock and Graham devised consisted in a ...
... Cradock attacked it with characteristic vigour . While the preparations were going forward , the great majority of the regular troops were retained on the frontier . The system of defence which Cradock and Graham devised consisted in a ...
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... Cradock was using valuable British regulars to defend Dutch farmers , Great Britain was holding its own with great difficulty against Napoleon at the height of his power . It was natural therefore that the change from the passive ...
... Cradock was using valuable British regulars to defend Dutch farmers , Great Britain was holding its own with great difficulty against Napoleon at the height of his power . It was natural therefore that the change from the passive ...
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... Cradock's successor was forbidden to deviate therefrom " without previous and specific authority from Home " .1 Cradock's reforming zeal touched every important aspect of colonial life . By bounties and improved regulations he did his ...
... Cradock's successor was forbidden to deviate therefrom " without previous and specific authority from Home " .1 Cradock's reforming zeal touched every important aspect of colonial life . By bounties and improved regulations he did his ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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