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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... sent ambassadors to the priest - king , but they failed to get beyond the Holy Land.2 In 1487 John resolved on a more systematic attempt than ever before to get into touch with Prester John and to open up a direct route to the spice ...
... sent ambassadors to the priest - king , but they failed to get beyond the Holy Land.2 In 1487 John resolved on a more systematic attempt than ever before to get into touch with Prester John and to open up a direct route to the spice ...
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... sent to the Dutch Ministers that a French invasion of India from Mauritius or Réunion could be made impossible by cutting off food supplies from the Cape of Good Hope , and to suggest that a British garrison be sent thither from St ...
... sent to the Dutch Ministers that a French invasion of India from Mauritius or Réunion could be made impossible by cutting off food supplies from the Cape of Good Hope , and to suggest that a British garrison be sent thither from St ...
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... sent to South Africa to balance " the enormous and continued military prepara- tions " of the Transvaal.3 The storm subsided gradually . Kruger first sent a very long_but conciliatory reply to London asking for Swiss arbitration on the ...
... sent to South Africa to balance " the enormous and continued military prepara- tions " of the Transvaal.3 The storm subsided gradually . Kruger first sent a very long_but conciliatory reply to London asking for Swiss arbitration on the ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
South African Rivers | 7 |
The Karoo and the Kalahari | 15 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 8 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 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 1 Dec 2006 |
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