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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... 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 CHAPTER XVIII SEA POWER AND EXPANSION, 1660-1763 By J HOLLAND ROSE ...
... 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 CHAPTER XVIII SEA POWER AND EXPANSION, 1660-1763 By J HOLLAND ROSE ...
Page 525
... 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 , 508 ; 525-6 ; 529- 30 ; 548 ; war with French in ( 1778 ) , 713 ; 909 war with Hyder Ali , 715 , 756 ; and the Peace of Versailles ( 1783 ) , 779-81 . See also under France , and Company , East India Indians , unfriendly to ...
... Bombay , 508 ; 525-6 ; 529- 30 ; 548 ; war with French in ( 1778 ) , 713 ; 909 war with Hyder Ali , 715 , 756 ; and the Peace of Versailles ( 1783 ) , 779-81 . See also under France , and Company , East India Indians , unfriendly to ...
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CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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