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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... captured or destroyed . This was changed in 1693 to " head- money " , a payment of so much per head for every man who was on board the enemy warship at the beginning of the action in which the ship was taken . This rule still holds good ...
... captured or destroyed . This was changed in 1693 to " head- money " , a payment of so much per head for every man who was on board the enemy warship at the beginning of the action in which the ship was taken . This rule still holds good ...
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... capture of , 485 , 533-4 ; 720 Montserrat , island of , Thomas Warner Governor of , 145 ; 209 ; introduction of sugar industry to , 209 ; neutrality of , during Civil War , 212 ; under the Commonwealth , 233 ; captured by the Dutch ...
... capture of , 485 , 533-4 ; 720 Montserrat , island of , Thomas Warner Governor of , 145 ; 209 ; introduction of sugar industry to , 209 ; neutrality of , during Civil War , 212 ; under the Commonwealth , 233 ; captured by the Dutch ...
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... capture of , by Amherst , 483 ; captured by the rebellious colonists , 681 , 718 , 721 ; 725 ; Burgoyne's capture of , 730 Tierra del Fuego , discovered by the Dutch , 144 Tiger , the , and the capture of Chander- nagore , 529 Tobacco ...
... capture of , by Amherst , 483 ; captured by the rebellious colonists , 681 , 718 , 721 ; 725 ; Burgoyne's capture of , 730 Tierra del Fuego , discovered by the Dutch , 144 Tiger , the , and the capture of Chander- nagore , 529 Tobacco ...
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