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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... chief currents of emigration . The Highlands of Scotland presented another variety of motive . It was true , as Lord ... chiefs were usually neither aliens nor absentees . Economic forces , that is the sum total of common selfish ...
... chief currents of emigration . The Highlands of Scotland presented another variety of motive . It was true , as Lord ... chiefs were usually neither aliens nor absentees . Economic forces , that is the sum total of common selfish ...
Page 518
... chief causes of the difficulty experienced in putting down the rebellion of 1817-18 . Hence , on the restoration of peace , military roads were driven into the interior , in particular the great road from Colombo to Kandy , which was ...
... chief causes of the difficulty experienced in putting down the rebellion of 1817-18 . Hence , on the restoration of peace , military roads were driven into the interior , in particular the great road from Colombo to Kandy , which was ...
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... chief who was actually ruling the island when the transfer was made . The Dutch alleged that Husain was not the rightful sultan , but a younger brother whom Raffles had recognised as sultan in order to obtain a grant . This view is ...
... chief who was actually ruling the island when the transfer was made . The Dutch alleged that Husain was not the rightful sultan , but a younger brother whom Raffles had recognised as sultan in order to obtain a grant . This view is ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire: The growth of the new Empire, l783-1870 Volume 2 of The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians |
| Contributor | John Holland Rose |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1940 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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