The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1936 - Great Britain |
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Page 155
... Madras pro- longed his visit to encamp his army on land and thoroughly recuperate his forces . The English were officially welcomed as allies , but it was the way they bought up the surplus produce that chiefly endeared them to the ...
... Madras pro- longed his visit to encamp his army on land and thoroughly recuperate his forces . The English were officially welcomed as allies , but it was the way they bought up the surplus produce that chiefly endeared them to the ...
Page 182
... Madras Government , was still ignorant of the Company's intentions with regard to the method to be employed in supplying the Cape with Eastern goods , and that the colonists were suffering great inconvenience in consequence . Eight ...
... Madras Government , was still ignorant of the Company's intentions with regard to the method to be employed in supplying the Cape with Eastern goods , and that the colonists were suffering great inconvenience in consequence . Eight ...
Page 184
... Madras against the danger which threatened from Tipu Sahib and his French allies ; and the day after Lieutenant - General Francis Dundas had taken charge as Governor ( November 22 ) a disastrous fire destroyed over 130 cavalry horses ...
... Madras against the danger which threatened from Tipu Sahib and his French allies ; and the day after Lieutenant - General Francis Dundas had taken charge as Governor ( November 22 ) a disastrous fire destroyed over 130 cavalry horses ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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