The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell Macmillan, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 493
... September . As Choiseul gave an unsatisfactory reply , the Cabinet ordered Stanley to return to England ( 15 September ) . On 18 September Pitt summoned the Cabinet to take an even more important decision . He proposed to anticipate the ...
... September . As Choiseul gave an unsatisfactory reply , the Cabinet ordered Stanley to return to England ( 15 September ) . On 18 September Pitt summoned the Cabinet to take an even more important decision . He proposed to anticipate the ...
Page 498
... September and it was known on 29 September that not only had the city itself fallen but nearly a million pounds of treasure and about a quarter of the Spanish fleet were captured . The young King saw the Duke of Cumberland on 1 October ...
... September and it was known on 29 September that not only had the city itself fallen but nearly a million pounds of treasure and about a quarter of the Spanish fleet were captured . The young King saw the Duke of Cumberland on 1 October ...
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... September de Grasse , having successfully covered de Barras ' entry , went into the Chesapeake , and Graves could only retire to New York to refit and obtain reinforcements . Three days later Washington joined Lafayette at Williamsburg ...
... September de Grasse , having successfully covered de Barras ' entry , went into the Chesapeake , and Graves could only retire to New York to refit and obtain reinforcements . Three days later Washington joined Lafayette at Williamsburg ...
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