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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... Dupleix's quarrel with La Bourdonnais Attitude of the nawab . French military successes Siege of Pondichery 123 Treaty of Aix - la - Chapelle 124 I 20 I 20 I 2 I I 21 122 CHAPTER VI DUPLEIX AND BUSSY By ALFRED MARTINEAU , Professor b2.
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CHAPTER VI DUPLEIX AND BUSSY By ALFRED MARTINEAU , Professor of Colonial History at the Sorbonne , formerly Governor of the French Settlements in India . PAGE 125 126 126 English projects in Tanjore Dupleix's agreement with Chanda Sahib ...
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Contents

PAGE
1
PAGE
4
II
28
Cession of Bombay
40
Their organisation
49
Renewal of war with the Portuguese
55
Sir John Lindsays mission
56
CHAPTER III
61
Position and character of Nawab Walajah
356
Treaty of Salbai
363
Position of the raja of Satara
384
CHAPTER XXIV
400
CHAPTER VIII
409
provincial councils
421
CHAPTER XXVI
433
THE SEVEN YEARS
434

The French Factories in India Chapter
68
Preparatory measures
69
The East India Company 16001740 Chapter
76
PAGE
89
Courteens Association
90
Attacks on the Company
97
Maratha troubles
103
Surmans embassy
111
Mabé
114
CHAPTER V
117
17
125
By ALFRED MARTINEAU Professor of Colonial History at the Sor
126
20
141
Expedition of recovery
147
Clive and the Hindu officials
153
Capture of Fort St David
162
22
166
Situation on Clives departure
169
24
174
CHAPTER II
181
Attempt to recall Hastings
193
Dundass India bi
194
Pitts India Act
200
1
205
Position in 1772
206
Abuse of patronage
212
The conference at Benares
218
CHAPTER XIII
225
CHAPTER XIV
249
The accession of Madhu
257
St Lubins intrigues
263
Capture of Gwalior
269
The Carnatic 176184 Chapter
273
The Maratha raid 1740
295
Anwaruddin nawab
307
LEGISLATION AND GOVERNMENTS 17861818
313
CHAPTER XIX
323
Barnetts squadron
329
CHAPTER XX
333
OUDH AND THE CARNATIC 17851801
347
The General Department
439
The revenue reforms of 1787
446
The permanent settlement
457
Concealment of the land revenue
462
Shore refuses intervention
467
Lionel Place in the jagir
469
The Bengal judicial system
475
Changes introduced by Shore and Wellesley
478
CHAPTER XXVIII
483
Russian designs in Central Asia
489
Military situation in 1756
490
The Tripartite Treaty
495
Keanes advance
501
Tipus character
504
Sales defence of Jallalabad
515
Parliamentary
522
Ellenboroughs early views
528
Imam Garh
534
The CisSatlej Sikhs
540
Intrigue and disorder after his death
546
Hardinges settlement
552
CHAPTER XXX
558
Administration of Tenasserim
565
The Maratha confederacy
570
Lord Hastingss alterations
574
Ears voyages
589
Treaty of AixlaChapelle
591
War with Sindhia and Berar
597
State of Sindhia and Holkar
604
Hastingss reply to Burkes charges
626
Wellesleys settlement
653
Influence of Clives success in Bengal
656
Gangadhar Sastris murder
658
The evacuation of Afghanistan
659
Reestablishment of the Hindu reigning family
661
The error of the impeachment
662
Importance of Cornwalliss work
664
188
665
Roes enbassy
666
THE CARNATIC 176184
675

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TitleThe Cambridge History of the British Empire
EditorsErnest Alfred Benians, Arthur Percival Newton, John Holland Rose
PublisherCUP Archive, 1940
  
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