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Page 520
... Bengal with invasion . Nothing but the talents and authority of Clive could support the tottering government . While things were in this state , a ship arrived with despatches which had been written at the India House before the news of ...
... Bengal with invasion . Nothing but the talents and authority of Clive could support the tottering government . While things were in this state , a ship arrived with despatches which had been written at the India House before the news of ...
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... Bengal had repeatedly set at nought the authority of the distant Directors of the Company . An apparent reconciliation took place after Clive's arrival ; but enmity remained deeply rooted in the hearts of both . The whole body of ...
... Bengal had repeatedly set at nought the authority of the distant Directors of the Company . An apparent reconciliation took place after Clive's arrival ; but enmity remained deeply rooted in the hearts of both . The whole body of ...
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... Bengal were seized . Orders were sent to Madras that Pondicherry should instantly be occupied . Near Calcutta works were thrown up which were thought to render the approach of a hostile force impossible . A maritime establishment was ...
... Bengal were seized . Orders were sent to Madras that Pondicherry should instantly be occupied . Near Calcutta works were thrown up which were thought to render the approach of a hostile force impossible . A maritime establishment was ...
Contents
ENGLISH HISTORY | 3 |
Introduction by Douglas Jerrold | 18 |
BURLEIGH AND HIS TIMES | 405 |
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