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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First , as a base to a British fleet , it enabled us to sever the French and Spanish Mediterranean forces from those in the ... because a small force afloat or ashore at Gibraltar was a match for a far greater force of assailants .
First , as a base to a British fleet , it enabled us to sever the French and Spanish Mediterranean forces from those in the ... because a small force afloat or ashore at Gibraltar was a match for a far greater force of assailants .
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The chief force was to sail early in 1758 against Louisbourg and thence against Quebec , the French being distracted by attacks on Montreal and their western forts . The thirteen colonies were urged to do their utmost , England ...
The chief force was to sail early in 1758 against Louisbourg and thence against Quebec , the French being distracted by attacks on Montreal and their western forts . The thirteen colonies were urged to do their utmost , England ...
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On that island converged also the main force of Amherst from the south - west and Havilland's column from the south . The British flotilla facilitated landings of this overwhelming force to which Governor Vaudreuil and about 2400 ...
On that island converged also the main force of Amherst from the south - west and Havilland's column from the south . The British flotilla facilitated landings of this overwhelming force to which Governor Vaudreuil and about 2400 ...
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Arthur Percival Newton |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1929 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 5 Mar 2009 |
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