The Cambridge History of the British Empire

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Ernest Alfred Benians, Arthur Percival Newton, John Holland Rose
CUP Archive, 1940 - Great Britain
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... United Company Rise of Bombay Maratha troubles Sir Josia Child's policy Sir John Child at Bombay The Coromandel factories Disputes between the London and English Companies ' servants The Bengal factories The Moghul War Foundation of ...
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... The Supreme Court amended CHAPTER XIV THE FIRST CONFLICT OF THE COMPANY WITH THE MARATHAS , 1761-82 By the late LT . ... Rao's regency Struggle between Raghunath Rao and Madhu Rao Position of the English Maratha war with Hyder ' Ali ...
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366 The Maratha confederacy 367 The pirate states 367 Intrigues and confusion at Poona 369 Wellesley's proposals to Baji Rao II 370 Holkar defeats Sindhia and Baji Rao 371 The Treaty of Bassein . 372 War with Sindhia and Berar 373 War ...
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635 The Final Struggle with the Marathas , 1784-1818 ( Chapter XXII ) Maratha Administration ( Chapter xxIII ) 636 638 The Conquest of Ceylon , 1795-1815 ( Chapter XXIV ) . 638 The Revenue Administration of Bengal , 1765-86 ( Chapter ...
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Contents

CHAPTER I
1
Cabrals voyage
12
Later governors
19
Havarts description
36
Their organisation
43
The Dutch in India Chapter
48
Renewal of war with the Portuguese
53
Attempted reforms
59
Gardanes mission
331
Tipu Sultan 17851802 Chapter
333
Treaty of Seringapatam 1792
337
xxi
347
Cornwalliss settlement
348
THE CARNATIC 17851801
354
The Tanjore question
360
Sindhia consolidates his position
366

The French Factories in India Chapter
61
Preparatory measures
68
CHAPTER IV
76
Union of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns
89
The capture of Ormuz
103
CHAPTER V
117
Siege of Pondichery
123
Dupleixs agreement with Chanda Sahib
126
Conference of Sadras
132
Intrigues against Bussy
138
Capture of Fort St David
140
Expedition of recovery
144
Clive and the Hindu officials
151
CHAPTER VIII
157
19
162
Siege of Pondichery
164
Ramnarayans abandonment
170
Najmuddaulas accession
179
Attacks on the Company
187
The select and secret committees of 1781
193
Dundass India bi
194
Pitts India Act
200
Position in 1772
208
23
213
CHAPTER XII
215
The Rohilla atrocities
222
PAGE
225
His conditional resignation
228
Later councillors
230
Misconduct of the majority and of Hastings
239
Impey and the Sadr Court
245
Warren Hastings and Bengal 177285 Chapters XXIII and XVIXVII
249
Position of the English
251
The Treaty of Surat
257
Renewal of war
261
Goddards campaign
267
CHAPTER XV
273
Sir John Lindsays mission
277
Outbreak of war
283
Macartneys relations with Hastings and Coote
289
CHAPTER XVI
295
Hastingss defence
301
24
304
CHAPTER XVII
307
CHAPTER XVIII
313
Correspondence with England
319
The Exclusion of the French 17841815 Chapter XIX
323
French projects
325
Holkar defeats Sindhia and Baji Rao
372
Gangadhar Sastris murder
379
CHAPTER XXIII
384
Criminal cases
390
Miscellaneous taxes
396
Portuguese and Dutch influence on the island
402
The occupation of Kandi
408
Hastings as revenue administrator
413
Criticisms of Francis etc
419
The Amini Commission
425
Macphersons reorganisation
431
Cornwalliss character
437
The reform of criminal justice
444
Further reforms of 1790
450
The Select Committee of 1808
456
CHAPTER XXVII
462
Death of Tipu Sultan 341
467
Lionel Place in the jagir
468
Introduction of the permanent zamindari settlement
474
Results of the early period
480
English views on Central Asia
486
The siege of Herat
493
Home policy
499
Tipus character 342
504
Surrender of Dost Muhammad
505
Aucklands measures
511
Ellenboroughs orders
517
The navigation of the Indus
523
Napiers instructions
530
Outbreak in Lower Sind
536
The capture of Peshawar
543
Battles of Firozshah and Sobraon
550
Annexation of the Panjab
556
PAGE
567
CHAPTER II
613
Early voyages of the Dutch to the east
621
The Carnatic 17851801 Chapter XXI
635
The Revenue Administration of Bengal 176586 Chapter xxv
639
The Conquest of Sind Chapter xxix
647
Administration of Arakan 562
650
Wellesleys settlement 342
653
Lallys expedition 158
656
INDEX
659
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667
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668
187
680
188
193

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