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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... Peace left France , Spain , the United States and Holland at variance with each other and freed us for a time from fear of their joint pressure . Though little dreamed of in England at the moment , the possibility of a new expansion was ...
... Peace left France , Spain , the United States and Holland at variance with each other and freed us for a time from fear of their joint pressure . Though little dreamed of in England at the moment , the possibility of a new expansion was ...
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... peace in America . But to end a civil war so that it leaves no wounds , to reconcile on a new basis a revolted colony and its motherland ( the more embittered , and the more disposed to expect much of each other , because of their ...
... peace in America . But to end a civil war so that it leaves no wounds , to reconcile on a new basis a revolted colony and its motherland ( the more embittered , and the more disposed to expect much of each other , because of their ...
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... peace was a risky experiment , the confidential adviser of his colleague Castlereagh , privately foretold its imminent dangers ; for , as it did not guarantee commercial relations with France , she would be free to exclude our trade ...
... peace was a risky experiment , the confidential adviser of his colleague Castlereagh , privately foretold its imminent dangers ; for , as it did not guarantee commercial relations with France , she would be free to exclude our trade ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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