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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The association of the names of well - known courtiers with the New England Council does not warrant us in attributing its failure to a court party any more than the success of St Christopher and Barbados can be attri- buted to the Earl ...
The association of the names of well - known courtiers with the New England Council does not warrant us in attributing its failure to a court party any more than the success of St Christopher and Barbados can be attri- buted to the Earl ...
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Meanwhile the militia ( which on paper numbered 13,279 men ) would attack Montreal and Quebec by way of Lake Champlain.3 4 The plan was the first of several which were tried without success until the year 1759.
Meanwhile the militia ( which on paper numbered 13,279 men ) would attack Montreal and Quebec by way of Lake Champlain.3 4 The plan was the first of several which were tried without success until the year 1759.
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Their attitude is to be explained by the fact that they did not consider that the success of 1766 could be repeated . The economic situation at home was much easier . There had been a good harvest ; the demand for English cloth on the ...
Their attitude is to be explained by the fact that they did not consider that the success of 1766 could be repeated . The economic situation at home was much easier . There had been a good harvest ; the demand for English cloth on the ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2008 |
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