The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1940 - Great Britain |
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... Ministers did not adopt the sug- gestion of General Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have ranged them on our side . 4 The losses sustained in the West Indies were so great that persistence in ...
... Ministers did not adopt the sug- gestion of General Williamson to conciliate the mulattoes by granting privileges , which would have ranged them on our side . 4 The losses sustained in the West Indies were so great that persistence in ...
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... Ministers is one of the great securities of the monarchy in England ; and the personal responsibility of Ministers in Ireland is the only ground upon which British supremacy can be firmly built . The idea that the responsibility of the ...
... Ministers is one of the great securities of the monarchy in England ; and the personal responsibility of Ministers in Ireland is the only ground upon which British supremacy can be firmly built . The idea that the responsibility of the ...
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... ministers , had won with difficulty the acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the marshal was " I am the apostle of peace " , and that Guizot and Thiers would answer questions in the Chamber and ...
... ministers , had won with difficulty the acquiescence of Britain in his choice of Soult , declaring that the cliché of the marshal was " I am the apostle of peace " , and that Guizot and Thiers would answer questions in the Chamber and ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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