The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Part 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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... force when the call came in 1914 to serve the King and uphold the constitution . Loyalty to the King was not confined to European settlers . It was shared by their Maori kinsfolk , and by the inhabitants of islands in the Pacific ...
... force when the call came in 1914 to serve the King and uphold the constitution . Loyalty to the King was not confined to European settlers . It was shared by their Maori kinsfolk , and by the inhabitants of islands in the Pacific ...
Page 225
... Force enabled the military authorities , only eleven days after the outbreak of war , to despatch troops to take possession of Samoa , and on 15 October 1914 , to embark the main body with its reinforcements . It was possible also ...
... Force enabled the military authorities , only eleven days after the outbreak of war , to despatch troops to take possession of Samoa , and on 15 October 1914 , to embark the main body with its reinforcements . It was possible also ...
Page 229
... Force proceeded to Samoa and landed without opposition on August 29.4 On the following morning the British flag was formally hoisted : the officer commanding the Expeditionary Force was appointed administrator , and Samoa remained under ...
... Force proceeded to Samoa and landed without opposition on August 29.4 On the following morning the British flag was formally hoisted : the officer commanding the Expeditionary Force was appointed administrator , and Samoa remained under ...
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