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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... force afloat or ashore at Gibraltar was a match for a far greater force of assailants . Therefore British colonies had comparative rest because the French and Spanish forces needed for conquest in the New World were hurled in vain at ...
... force afloat or ashore at Gibraltar was a match for a far greater force of assailants . Therefore British colonies had comparative rest because the French and Spanish forces needed for conquest in the New World were hurled in vain at ...
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... force under Colonel Forde , which , landing on that coast , took the enemy by surprise , and finally , with naval help , captured Masulipatam ( 8 April 1759 ) . British control was thus extended over a fertile coastal district which had ...
... force under Colonel Forde , which , landing on that coast , took the enemy by surprise , and finally , with naval help , captured Masulipatam ( 8 April 1759 ) . British control was thus extended over a fertile coastal district which had ...
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... force of Amherst from the south - west and Havilland's column from the south . The British flotilla facilitated landings of this overwhelming force to which Governor Vaudreuil and about 2400 regulars at once surrendered , thus ending ...
... force of Amherst from the south - west and Havilland's column from the south . The British flotilla facilitated landings of this overwhelming force to which Governor Vaudreuil and about 2400 regulars at once surrendered , thus ending ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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