The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 2John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1940 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 195
... ATTACK ON SLAVERY 195 The efforts of these two bodies resulted in some effective propaganda . Before long they secured a place in some of the London and provincial newspapers for any articles they chose to supply . In 1784 they composed ...
... ATTACK ON SLAVERY 195 The efforts of these two bodies resulted in some effective propaganda . Before long they secured a place in some of the London and provincial newspapers for any articles they chose to supply . In 1784 they composed ...
Page 650
... attack by their unrelenting and powerful opponents led by the West Indian Com- mittee . The information supplied by Robert Thorpe about the deficiencies of the colony was pointed by his venomous pen in many pamphlets and letters to the ...
... attack by their unrelenting and powerful opponents led by the West Indian Com- mittee . The information supplied by Robert Thorpe about the deficiencies of the colony was pointed by his venomous pen in many pamphlets and letters to the ...
Page 808
... attack British trade or territory as Britain was to defend them . The Tories , who were in power at the end of the war period , decided that the peace - time garrisons for the colonies should consist of 48,000 men distributed chiefly ...
... attack British trade or territory as Britain was to defend them . The Tories , who were in power at the end of the war period , decided that the peace - time garrisons for the colonies should consist of 48,000 men distributed chiefly ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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