The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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Colonel Paterson had stated — though not directly to the Governor - that one of the French officers told him that one purpose of the expedition was to choose a site for a settlement in Van Diemen's Land . In reporting this rumour in a ...
Colonel Paterson had stated — though not directly to the Governor - that one of the French officers told him that one purpose of the expedition was to choose a site for a settlement in Van Diemen's Land . In reporting this rumour in a ...
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So the French Government was modest and prudent in the Pacific and steered a difficult , but peaceful , course . A half - hearted attempt on New Zealand was made just too late to anticipate the English.i To compensate for this failure ...
So the French Government was modest and prudent in the Pacific and steered a difficult , but peaceful , course . A half - hearted attempt on New Zealand was made just too late to anticipate the English.i To compensate for this failure ...
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The establishment of the Second Empire in France had been followed by a more vigorous colonial policy , and in 1853 France occupied New Caledonia , where French missionaries had established themselves some ten years before .
The establishment of the Second Empire in France had been followed by a more vigorous colonial policy , and in 1853 France occupied New Caledonia , where French missionaries had established themselves some ten years before .
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 7, Issue 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1933 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 9 Jul 2008 |
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