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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... York The Macmillan Co. London The Cambridge University Press Bombay , Calcutta and Madras Macmillan and Co. , Ltd. Toronto The Macmillan Co. of Canada , Ltd. All rights reserved THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE General Editors J.
... York The Macmillan Co. London The Cambridge University Press Bombay , Calcutta and Madras Macmillan and Co. , Ltd. Toronto The Macmillan Co. of Canada , Ltd. All rights reserved THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE General Editors J.
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... also extended by the acquisi- tion of Tangier and Bombay as part of the dowry of Charles II's bride , Catherine of Braganza ; for the former place , when protected by a mole , commanded the entrance to the Mediterranean.
... also extended by the acquisi- tion of Tangier and Bombay as part of the dowry of Charles II's bride , Catherine of Braganza ; for the former place , when protected by a mole , commanded the entrance to the Mediterranean.
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... Bombay promised support both for the neighbouring British posts and for the East India Company's commerce in those waters . The pretensions of France and , still more , the arrogant exclusiveness of the Dutch in the East Indies brought ...
... Bombay promised support both for the neighbouring British posts and for the East India Company's commerce in those waters . The pretensions of France and , still more , the arrogant exclusiveness of the Dutch in the East Indies brought ...
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... Bombay , La Bourdonnais , an enterprising adventurer of St Malo , had worked hard to fortify and construct a dock at Port Louis in Īle de France ( now Mauritius ) , which became a centre of French power and com- merce . After a visit to ...
... Bombay , La Bourdonnais , an enterprising adventurer of St Malo , had worked hard to fortify and construct a dock at Port Louis in Īle de France ( now Mauritius ) , which became a centre of French power and com- merce . After a visit to ...
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... Bombay . The welcome he re- ceived alarmed the British . Warren Hastings , realising the danger of a combined attack from the Marathas and the French , determined to strike the first blow . He despatched a force under Colonel Leslie to ...
... Bombay . The welcome he re- ceived alarmed the British . Warren Hastings , realising the danger of a combined attack from the Marathas and the French , determined to strike the first blow . He despatched a force under Colonel Leslie to ...
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