The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 5John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1932 - Great Britain |
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... Maratha War gave rise to another affair in which the reputation of the service was signally maintained by the Ranger , a small vessel commanded by Lieutenant Pruen , which was attacked in 1783 by a Maratha fleet of eleven ships , under ...
... Maratha War gave rise to another affair in which the reputation of the service was signally maintained by the Ranger , a small vessel commanded by Lieutenant Pruen , which was attacked in 1783 by a Maratha fleet of eleven ships , under ...
Page 156
... Maratha wars , lasting from 1775 to 1782 , led in like manner to great increases in the presidency armies . Thus , in Bengal the number of sepoy battalions rose from one in 1757 to nineteen in 1764. The native ranks in each battalion ...
... Maratha wars , lasting from 1775 to 1782 , led in like manner to great increases in the presidency armies . Thus , in Bengal the number of sepoy battalions rose from one in 1757 to nineteen in 1764. The native ranks in each battalion ...
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... Maratha country , where many landowners had been aggrieved by the action of the Inam Commission , and the people were excited by the momentary triumph of the Nana . A mutiny occurred at Kolha- pur ; intercepted letters revealed a ...
... Maratha country , where many landowners had been aggrieved by the action of the Inam Commission , and the people were excited by the momentary triumph of the Nana . A mutiny occurred at Kolha- pur ; intercepted letters revealed a ...
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ADMINISTRATIVE DEVELOPMENT 18181858 | 1 |
The law member | 7 |
Relations of the Company and the board | 13 |
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