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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... position would not allow it . Great Britain took her oppor- tunity ; Cornwallis who had failed in the West triumphed in the East , and before France was again in a position to act , the foundations of British power in India were broad ...
... position would not allow it . Great Britain took her oppor- tunity ; Cornwallis who had failed in the West triumphed in the East , and before France was again in a position to act , the foundations of British power in India were broad ...
Page 807
... POSITION AFTER 1815 807 burden of colonial defence on to the self - governing colonies and the complete overhauling of naval and military administration . The Radicals and separatists went farther and urged the drastic reduction of ...
... POSITION AFTER 1815 807 burden of colonial defence on to the self - governing colonies and the complete overhauling of naval and military administration . The Radicals and separatists went farther and urged the drastic reduction of ...
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... position ( 1803-4 ) , 95 ; French leave Cape , 103 ; 105 ; sub - tropical produce of South France , 107 ; power of ( 1812 ) , 118 ; rupture with Russia , 120-1 ; position of , after fall of Napoleon , 122–7 ; conquest and loss of Malta ...
... position ( 1803-4 ) , 95 ; French leave Cape , 103 ; 105 ; sub - tropical produce of South France , 107 ; power of ( 1812 ) , 118 ; rupture with Russia , 120-1 ; position of , after fall of Napoleon , 122–7 ; conquest and loss of Malta ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
The Conflict with Revolutionary France 17931802 | 36 |
The Struggle with Napoleon 18031815 | 83 |
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