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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... enemy's horse out of the Carnatic . They were further distracted by personal jealousies between Smith , the senior commander , and Colonel Wood , the favourite of the council . And they were harassed by the appointment of " field ...
... enemy's horse out of the Carnatic . They were further distracted by personal jealousies between Smith , the senior commander , and Colonel Wood , the favourite of the council . And they were harassed by the appointment of " field ...
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... enemy ; and neither in this year nor in 1782 did Coote make the least progress towards driving Hyder out of the ... enemy's dominions , which lay exposed to attack from the sea all along the Malabar Coast . Then he would have been ...
... enemy ; and neither in this year nor in 1782 did Coote make the least progress towards driving Hyder out of the ... enemy's dominions , which lay exposed to attack from the sea all along the Malabar Coast . Then he would have been ...
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... enemy . In war , reputation is strength ; but reputation is lost by the rash exposure of the most gallant troops under circumstances which render defeat more probable than victory ; and a succession of reverses will dishearten any ...
... enemy . In war , reputation is strength ; but reputation is lost by the rash exposure of the most gallant troops under circumstances which render defeat more probable than victory ; and a succession of reverses will dishearten any ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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