The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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Page 470
... French forces had reached their destination . Soon after came the news that Braddock's fourfold onslaught on French America had failed . The capture of Fort Beauséjour , indeed , cleansed British territory from an alleged encroachment ...
... French forces had reached their destination . Soon after came the news that Braddock's fourfold onslaught on French America had failed . The capture of Fort Beauséjour , indeed , cleansed British territory from an alleged encroachment ...
Page 519
... French crews ; uncertainty about the galleons clogged those ships which could move ; and finally the Spanish commander declined French escort . While some hovered about uncertain , others watched Vice - Admiral Benbow's squadron ...
... French crews ; uncertainty about the galleons clogged those ships which could move ; and finally the Spanish commander declined French escort . While some hovered about uncertain , others watched Vice - Admiral Benbow's squadron ...
Page 547
... French ships between Ushant and Finisterre , and later to send in all French ships . So before the end of the year and six months before war came there were 300 French merchant ships and 6000 French sailors in England . France ...
... French ships between Ushant and Finisterre , and later to send in all French ships . So before the end of the year and six months before war came there were 300 French merchant ships and 6000 French sailors in England . France ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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