The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 515
... position of the English in the country , as was pointed out by the Durani chiefs , was now some- what anomalous , and required independent consideration . Nott decided , therefore , to stay where he was . On 10 March the city was ...
... position of the English in the country , as was pointed out by the Durani chiefs , was now some- what anomalous , and required independent consideration . Nott decided , therefore , to stay where he was . On 10 March the city was ...
Page 516
... position is far from satisfactory , even during his operation ; with an active enemy in his front and a large force of Sikhs in his rear he is placed almost in the fauces caudinae if there should be treachery . Then this horrible ...
... position is far from satisfactory , even during his operation ; with an active enemy in his front and a large force of Sikhs in his rear he is placed almost in the fauces caudinae if there should be treachery . Then this horrible ...
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... position in an explication confidentielle which he delivered to Montmorin . His proposals , he said , were intended , sans rien faire qui soit censé déroger à la souverainté possessoire et exclusive dont l'Angleterre jouit dans l'Inde ...
... position in an explication confidentielle which he delivered to Montmorin . His proposals , he said , were intended , sans rien faire qui soit censé déroger à la souverainté possessoire et exclusive dont l'Angleterre jouit dans l'Inde ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
Portuguese suzerainty over Ormuz | 12 |
Later governors | 19 |
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