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 521
... 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 ...
Page 532
... force had gone to Lake George to repair the disaster at Ticonderoga in July 1758 , would now drive the French down the Richelieu River and threaten Montreal . Amherst , however , could not keep troth until a year later . There remained ...
... force had gone to Lake George to repair the disaster at Ticonderoga in July 1758 , would now drive the French down the Richelieu River and threaten Montreal . Amherst , however , could not keep troth until a year later . There remained ...
Page 534
... 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 ...
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