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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Page 122
... troops should be recalled ; and Dupleix coolly replied that he was only conquering the place in order to put it into the nawab's hands . When La Bourdon- nais had just entered Fort St George , the nawab again demanded his withdrawal ...
... troops should be recalled ; and Dupleix coolly replied that he was only conquering the place in order to put it into the nawab's hands . When La Bourdon- nais had just entered Fort St George , the nawab again demanded his withdrawal ...
Page 162
... troops from the Deccan . But he had not fully carried out his first intention . He had insisted on the return of Bussy and Moracin ; but he had allowed a body of troops to continue under other and incapable commanders . Lally had urged ...
... troops from the Deccan . But he had not fully carried out his first intention . He had insisted on the return of Bussy and Moracin ; but he had allowed a body of troops to continue under other and incapable commanders . Lally had urged ...
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... troops in India . Happily conditions had altered so much that the letter owing to the generous spirit of Sir Henry Hardinge was never published ; nor indeed was its existence generally known till fifty years later.2 Seventy - three guns ...
... troops in India . Happily conditions had altered so much that the letter owing to the generous spirit of Sir Henry Hardinge was never published ; nor indeed was its existence generally known till fifty years later.2 Seventy - three guns ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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