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 490
... Choiseul wanted to make a separate peace with England . Spain was likely to join in the war if England's peace terms did not satisfy France . Hence , though willing to offer terms , Choiseul was not negotiating like a really beaten ...
... Choiseul wanted to make a separate peace with England . Spain was likely to join in the war if England's peace terms did not satisfy France . Hence , though willing to offer terms , Choiseul was not negotiating like a really beaten ...
Page 496
... Choiseul answered by accepting the basis of the French and British ultimatums , but demanding the restoration of Martinique . This provoked hot dis- cussion in the British Cabinet , but Newcastle finally induced Bute to lower his terms ...
... Choiseul answered by accepting the basis of the French and British ultimatums , but demanding the restoration of Martinique . This provoked hot dis- cussion in the British Cabinet , but Newcastle finally induced Bute to lower his terms ...
Page 688
... Choiseul endeavoured to develop France's possessions overseas by substituting colonisation by bureau for colonisation by companies . The Compagnie des Indes , which was practically bankrupt , was suppressed , and the settlements made ...
... Choiseul endeavoured to develop France's possessions overseas by substituting colonisation by bureau for colonisation by companies . The Compagnie des Indes , which was practically bankrupt , was suppressed , and the settlements made ...
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