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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Page 374
... declared , was to lead his men into the hottest place he could find and to keep them there as long as possible . Dettingen , wrote his aide - de - camp , was play to Fontenoy , 1 where a third of the British infantry were cut down ...
... declared , was to lead his men into the hottest place he could find and to keep them there as long as possible . Dettingen , wrote his aide - de - camp , was play to Fontenoy , 1 where a third of the British infantry were cut down ...
Page 547
... declared.3 Again , in 1725 , British policy was directed towards preventing Spain from joining Russia and Austria , and in furtherance thereof Walpole gave orders for the pacific blockade of Porto Rico , giving strict injunctions ...
... declared.3 Again , in 1725 , British policy was directed towards preventing Spain from joining Russia and Austria , and in furtherance thereof Walpole gave orders for the pacific blockade of Porto Rico , giving strict injunctions ...
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... declared that its purpose was to raise a revenue . It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further . The argu- ment was ...
... declared that its purpose was to raise a revenue . It will be seen that this position went just far enough to exclude Townshend's duties , and to appeal to moderate " patriots " who did not wish to go any further . The argu- ment was ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 22 |
The Newfoundland Fishery | 29 |
The Western Adventurers | 35 |
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