Warren HastingsLongman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1852 - 106 pages |
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... Oude had , in the general dissolution of the Mogul Empire , fallen to the share of the great Mussulman house by which it is still governed . About twenty years ago , this house , by the permission of the British government , assumed the ...
... Oude had , in the general dissolution of the Mogul Empire , fallen to the share of the great Mussulman house by which it is still governed . About twenty years ago , this house , by the permission of the British government , assumed the ...
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... Oude , though he held the power , did not venture to use the style of sovereignty . To the appellation of Nabob or Viceroy , he added that of Vizier of the monarchy of Hindostan , just as in the last century the Electors of Saxony and ...
... Oude , though he held the power , did not venture to use the style of sovereignty . To the appellation of Nabob or Viceroy , he added that of Vizier of the monarchy of Hindostan , just as in the last century the Electors of Saxony and ...
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... Oude fled from the field . The English were left unsupported ; but their fire and their charge were irresistible . It was not , however , till the most distinguished chiefs had fallen , fighting bravely at the head of their troops ...
... Oude fled from the field . The English were left unsupported ; but their fire and their charge were irresistible . It was not , however , till the most distinguished chiefs had fallen , fighting bravely at the head of their troops ...
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... , and had thrown that charge on the Nabob of Oude . There can be no doubt that this was a result which , if it had been obtained by honest means , would have en- titled him to the warmest gratitude of his country , 26 WARREN HASTINGS .
... , and had thrown that charge on the Nabob of Oude . There can be no doubt that this was a result which , if it had been obtained by honest means , would have en- titled him to the warmest gratitude of his country , 26 WARREN HASTINGS .
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... Oude , and sent thither a creature of their own , ordered the brigade which had conquered the unhappy Rohillas to return to the Company's territories , and instituted a severe inquiry into the conduct of the war . Next , in spite of the ...
... Oude , and sent thither a creature of their own , ordered the brigade which had conquered the unhappy Rohillas to return to the Company's territories , and instituted a severe inquiry into the conduct of the war . Next , in spite of the ...
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