Warren HastingsCambridge University Press, 1896 - 179 pages |
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Page 10
... force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character . When , under a tropical sun , he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics , his hopes , amidst all the cares of war , finance , and legis- lation , still pointed to ...
... force of will which was the most striking peculiarity of his character . When , under a tropical sun , he ruled fifty millions of Asiatics , his hopes , amidst all the cares of war , finance , and legis- lation , still pointed to ...
Page 15
... Forces who , having like himself been a mercantile agent of the Company , had been turned by public calamities into a soldier , deter- mined to serve in the ranks . During the early opera- tions of the war he carried a musket . But the ...
... Forces who , having like himself been a mercantile agent of the Company , had been turned by public calamities into a soldier , deter- mined to serve in the ranks . During the early opera- tions of the war he carried a musket . But the ...
Page 43
... force by which the Rohillas could be subjugated . It was agreed that an English army should be lent to the Nabob Vizier , and that , for the loan , he should pay four hundred thousand pounds sterling , besides defraying all the charge ...
... force by which the Rohillas could be subjugated . It was agreed that an English army should be lent to the Nabob Vizier , and that , for the loan , he should pay four hundred thousand pounds sterling , besides defraying all the charge ...
Page 45
... forces . The Rohillas expostulated , entreated , offered a large ransom , but in vain . They then resolved to defend themselves to the last . A bloody battle was fought . The enemy , " says Colonel Champion , " gave proof of a good ...
... forces . The Rohillas expostulated , entreated , offered a large ransom , but in vain . They then resolved to defend themselves to the last . A bloody battle was fought . The enemy , " says Colonel Champion , " gave proof of a good ...
Page 46
... force the brave struggles of innocent men fighting for their liberty . Their military resistance crushed , his duties ended ; and he had then only to fold his arms and look on , while their villages were burned , their children 46 ...
... force the brave struggles of innocent men fighting for their liberty . Their military resistance crushed , his duties ended ; and he had then only to fold his arms and look on , while their villages were burned , their children 46 ...
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